Definitions for babble
ˈbæb əlbab·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. babble, babbling, lallationverb

   gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

2. babbleverb

   utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

   "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

3. babble, blather, smatter, blether, blitherverb

   to talk foolishly

   "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

4. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgleverb

   flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

   "babbling brooks"

5. spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outverb

   divulge confidential information or secrets

   "Be careful--his secretary talks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. babblenoun

   Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.

2. babblenoun

   Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

3. babblenoun

   A sound of or alike that which of flowing water.

4. babbleverb

   To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles.

5. babbleverb

   To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.

6. babbleverb

   To talk much; to chatter; to prate.

7. babbleverb

   To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.

8. babbleverb

   To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.

9. babbleverb

   To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

10. Etymology: From babelen, from *, also wæflian, from babalōnan, from bʰa-bʰa-. Cognate with babbelje, babbla (babbla), babbelen, babbelen, pappeln and babbeln.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Babblenoun

   Idle talk; senseless prattle.

   Etymology: babil, Fr.

   This babble shall not henceforth trouble me;
   Here is a coil with protestation! William Shakespeare, Two G. of Verona.

   Come, no more,
   This is mere moral babble. John Milton.

   With volleys of eternal babble,
   And clamour more unanswerable. Hudibras.

   The babble, impertinence, and folly, I have taken notice of in disputes. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica.

2. To Babbleverb

   Etymology: babbelen, Germ. babiller, Fr.

   1. To prattle like a child; to prate imperfectly.

   My babbling praises I repeat no more,
   But hear, rejoice, stand silent, and adore. Matthew Prior.

   2. To talk idly, or irrationally.

   John had conned over a catalogue of hard words; these he used to babble indifferently in all companies. John Arbuthnot, J. Bull.

   Let the silent sanctuary show,
   What from the babbling schools we may not know. Matthew Prior.

   3. To talk thoughtlessly; to tell secrets.

   There is more danger in a reserved and silent friend, than in a noisy babbling enemy. Roger L'Estrange.

   4. To talk much.

   The babbling echo mocks the hounds,
   Replying shrilly to the well tun’d horns,
   As if a double hunt were heard at once. William Shakespeare, Tit. Andr.

   And had I pow’r to give that knowledge birth,
   In all the speeches of the babbling earth. Matthew Prior.

   The babbling echo had descry’d his face;
   She, who in others words her silence breaks. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. babble

   Babble refers to the continuous and incoherent talk typically from someone who is excited, disturbed, or in a state of confusion. It can be used to describe the sounds made by babies who are learning to talk, or by an individual under stress or influence. It can also refer to the sound of running water or other similar continuous background noise.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Babbleverb

   to utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles

2. Babbleverb

   to talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words

3. Babbleverb

   to talk much; to chatter; to prate

4. Babbleverb

   to make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones

5. Babbleverb

   to utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding

6. Babbleverb

   to disclose by too free talk, as a secret

7. Babblenoun

   idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle

8. Babblenoun

   inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Babble

   Babble is a British internet telephony service. It was one of the first commercialisations of VoIP technology, appearing in 2004 approximately 6 months after the proprietary Skype opened up interest in telephony over the internet. Operating out of offices in London Docklands, west London and Hertfordshire, Babble is a SIP-based service with interconnections to the ordinary telephone network permitting inbound and outbound calls from its network. Babble was re-launched in 2006 by Allan Howes and Simon Lewis who bought out the service from its parent and floated on the London Stock Exchange.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Babble

   bab′bl, v.i. to speak like a baby: to make a continuous murmuring sound like a brook, &c.: to make a babbling noise: to tell secrets.—v.t. to prate: to utter.—adjs. Bab′blative, Bab′bly.—ns. Bab′ble, Bab′blement, Bab′bling, idle senseless talk: prattle: confused murmur, as of a stream; Bab′bler, one who babbles. [Prob. imit., from the repeated syllable ba; cf. Dut. babbelen, Ger. pappelen, Fr. babiller.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Babble

   Babble is a magazine and parenting community site aimed at urban hipsters.

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1. babble

   Song lyrics by babble -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by babble on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

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How to pronounce babble?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say babble in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of babble in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of babble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=babble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Babble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=babble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babble
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=babble
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=babble
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/babble
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=babble