as in prattle
unintelligible or meaningless talk
the baby's good-natured babble and random gurglings were cute, but not very helpful in determining what he wanted
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home
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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
The scariest of the murderous bunch is Leatherface, who sports masks made of human flesh, babbles unintelligibly and often wields that titular chain saw.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
The aroma of wild mint fills the air; close by, the Shyok River babbles demurely on its journey from Tibet through India and on to Pakistan.
—Smitha Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023
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Verb
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
The scariest of the murderous bunch is Leatherface, who sports masks made of human flesh, babbles unintelligibly and often wields that titular chain saw.
—Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
The aroma of wild mint fills the air; close by, the Shyok River babbles demurely on its journey from Tibet through India and on to Pakistan.
—Smitha Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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There had been chatter out there that Holland was circling a new Spider-Man movie.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the food court, knots of women are chatting in Yiddish, one of them celebrating a grandmother’s birthday.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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The trio chatted about the RHONJ cast’s growing friction and the division between costars Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Already in Shasta County, a hotbed of far-right nonsense, these watchers have videotaped, followed and harassed county workers so much that 10 of 21 workers in the elections office have quit, according to CalMatters.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But it's commingled with misinformation, conjecture and nonsense.Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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And Terry's pitch-perfect execution had her followers drooling.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump late last month sat down for an interview with Rogan, with the two talking for nearly three hours.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
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For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.New York Times, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
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For example, a team of French-speakers based in France might converse in French during breaks but switch to English, the corporate language, for formal meetings and presentations.IESE Business School, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Expand your mind, converse with experts and fact-check before implementing suggestions.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babble. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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