Babble

/ˈbæb.(ə)l/

Synonyms for "babble" (256 found)

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Closest matches (52)

absurdityaesopian languageamphigoryargotbabblementbabelbafflebalderdashbavardagebe beyond onebe greek tobe indiscreetbe insanebe too deepbe unguardedbeat onebetraybetray a confidencebibble-babbleblab
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Verb(9 words)

Strong matches (76)

Related words (128)

jumblelapleaklet droplet falllet sliplose onemere talkmumbo jumbomurmurnarrishkeitnatterneed explanationniaiserienoisenonsensenonsense talknot make sensenot penetratepack of nonsense
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palaverpass comprehensionpatterpeachperplexpiffleplashpour forthpratepratingprattleprittle prattleprittle-prattlepurlrabbitragerambleramble onrantratrattlerattle onraveravingreel offrepeatrevealreveal a secretriddlerigamarolerigmaroleripplerodomontaderubbishrun amokrun madrun onscramblesecret languagesingskimble-skambleslangslaverslobbersloshsmall talkspeak in tonguesspillspill the beanssplashspoutspout offsquealstoolstuff and nonsensestultiloquenceswashswishtalktalk awaytalk double dutchtalk nonsensetalk ontalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetattletattle ontelltell ontell secretstell talestinkletittle tattletittle-tattletrashtrilltrumperytwaddletwattletwiddletwiddle-twaddletwittervaporvaporingwafflewafflingwanderwashyakyakkety-yakyammeryap
Verb(10 words)
let the cat out of the bagpeachripplesingsmatterspeakspill the beanstalktattletwaddled

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background noisechattercrowd chatterdrivelgabblegurgleidle talkmurmurnonsensenonsense syllablesphonetic babbleprattle

Collocations

9 entries
academic babblebabble of studentsbabble of voicesbabble streambaby babblechildish babblemeaningless babblepolitical babbleverbal babble

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I do tend to babble at times.

Source: tatoeba (2315138)

His mystical babble bores me, and I am not going to continue listening to such bullshit. I have more important things to do.

Source: tatoeba (4102929)

Man has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children, while no child has an instinctive tendency to bake, brew or write.

Source: tatoeba (4801958)

Japanese do not feel it necessary to make babble in a silent moment, which Westerners find discomforting.

Source: tatoeba (10618566)

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