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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Recent Examples of babble
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babble
Noun
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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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This summer, while watching cornerback Marlon Humphrey press Ravens receivers with rejuvenated aggression and repeatedly intercepting passes from the NFL Most Valuable Player front-runner Lamar Jackson, players and coaches started to chatter.Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
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And in Times Square, where a dense orchestra of honking horns, idling motors, chattering tourists, and voluble vendors can push sound levels north of 90 decibels, the song’s unmistakable tinny beat and pogoing piano loop manage to cut through the din.Max Cea, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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This year’s auction features nearly 100 exclusive items, including one-on-one author chats with Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House), Jenny Jackson (Pineapple Street), Megan Abbott (Beware the Woman) and Cal Newport (Deep Work).Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Apple Martin was also seen dancing with her father in a video posted to social media, where the dad-and-daughter duo are seen chatting and laughing while sharing the sweet moment.Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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The art world, like the artwork itself, exists in a delicate balance of elitism and absurdity, meaning and nonsense.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The basic idea here is that Vince Vaughn is doing his mid-aughts-dirtbag Vince Vaughn thing but on Christmas — a premise that’s laid on a foundation of plausible-sounding nonsense.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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But the saucier iterations are what viewers are drooling over on TikTok.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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If ingested in large amounts, the sap can cause vomiting, drooling or diarrhea.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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Pippen has been vocal about his desire tie sports and cryptocurrency together, and talks regularly about Bitcoin.Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Oh boy … immediately after being asked about Sarah (Dawn Olivieri), Jamie (Wes Bentley) loses his mind while talking to detectives.William Earl, Variety, 2 Dec. 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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Indeed, one of the things the movies and TV always get wrong is that whenever there’s a scene in a restaurant the characters converse with barely a whisper in the background.John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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On his journey to figure out how to fix it, T meets vibrant individuals along the way, trying to converse and pick others’ brains to achieve his ultimate goal – to protect all his possessions.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Babble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babble. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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