babbled; babbling
ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to talk enthusiastically or excessively
b
: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2
: to make sounds as though babbling
1
: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2
: to reveal by talk that is too free
Synonyms
Examples of babble in a Sentence
Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling.
He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him.
Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.
Recent Examples on the Web
My son, Birdie, is babbling, crawling, grinning at me with a sparkle in his eye and giving me slobbery kisses all day every day.
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Lucille Sherman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
In another video, the family of four could be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbled in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Tucked away in the trees along the Oak Leaf Trail near the border of Milwaukee and Shorewood, Hubbard Park Lodge sits among the trees with the Milwaukee River babbling just beneath it.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In another video, the family of four can be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbles in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Lucille Sherman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
In another video, the family of four could be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbled in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Tucked away in the trees along the Oak Leaf Trail near the border of Milwaukee and Shorewood, Hubbard Park Lodge sits among the trees with the Milwaukee River babbling just beneath it.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In another video, the family of four can be seen taking a ride in a golf cart filled with beach day supplies as Jupiter excitedly babbles in the background.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for babble
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babble. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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