babble
Idle talk; senseless prattleIdle talk; senseless prattle.
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Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Idle talk; senseless prattle.
Geplapper
болтовня́boltovnjá, трёпtrjop
(uncountable, usually)Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Brabbeln, Murmeln
бормота́ниеbormotánije, ле́петlépet
(uncountable, usually)A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
журча́ниеžurčánije
- gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Examples
35 sentencesTom doesn't seem to be babbling.
ruНепохоже, чтобы Том бормотал. — odexed
I do tend to babble at times.
It sounds like somebody who's just babbling.
What're you babbling about?
ruО чём ты бормочешь? — odexed
Would you stop babbling?
deWürdest du aufhören, zu plappern? — pullnosemans
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English babelen, from Old English *bæblian, also wæflian (“to talk foolishly”)From Middle English babelen, from Old English *bæblian, also wæflian (“to talk foolishly”), from Proto-West Germanic *bablōn, *wablōn, variants of *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-, perhaps a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”), or a variant of Proto-Indo-European *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”), or a merger of the two, possibly ultimately onomatopoeic/mimicry of infantile sounds (compare babe, baby).
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Forms
plural: babbles| Singular | babble |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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