babble — to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbæbl/
Example Sentences
- After three cups of coffee, Jake began to babble about his conspiracy theories.
- The baby's cute babble melted everyone's heart.
- During the boring meeting, all I could hear was the babble of meaningless corporate jargon.
babble
VERB[/ˈbæbl/]
to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Babble derives from Middle English babelen, an onomatopoetic word imitating the 'ba-ba' sounds produced by infants. This naturally occurring form appears in similar varieties across many languages, reflecting universal patterns of baby vocalization.
Breakdown
babelen (Middle English) → babble (Modern English), where the root is purely onomatopoetic, mimicking the repetitive vocal patterns of speech without linguistic meaning.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“After three cups of coffee, Jake began to babble about his conspiracy theories.”
“The baby's cute babble melted everyone's heart.”
“During the boring meeting, all I could hear was the babble of meaningless corporate jargon.”
“The stream babbled peacefully through the forest.”
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