1
as in drooling
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled
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2
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home
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Recent Examples of babbling
Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024
The babbling creek alongside that home is an artery that’s repeatedly raged with floodwaters in the past few weeks.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
German researchers discovered a sort of pre-verbal stage in finches—similar to the babbling stage in humans—that leads to their becoming fluent in song.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Cuomo asked sheepishly to more face-covering giggles from Shields, who, not for nothing, noted that she was named after a babbling brook.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2024
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Noun
Firstly, you may be awoken by birds chirping, a view that looks into a lush forest, and a babbling fountain.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2024
The babbling creek alongside that home is an artery that’s repeatedly raged with floodwaters in the past few weeks.
—Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
German researchers discovered a sort of pre-verbal stage in finches—similar to the babbling stage in humans—that leads to their becoming fluent in song.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Cuomo asked sheepishly to more face-covering giggles from Shields, who, not for nothing, noted that she was named after a babbling brook.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2024
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Verb
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They were spotted smiling, chatting and generally enjoying themselves.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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And what were Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning and Kate Beckinsale chatting about?Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Create Polls and Ask Questions Polls get people talking, and LinkedIn’s algorithm rewards it.William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 June 2023
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Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Babbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babbling. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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