BABBLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

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    Hypernyms(s) babble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BABBLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • divulge confidential information or secrets

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    • Be careful–his secretary talks

    Hypernyms(s) babble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • to talk foolishly

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    • The two women babbled and crooned at the baby

    Hypernyms(s) babble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

    Usage Example(s)
    • The old man is only babbling–don”t pay attention

    Hypernyms(s) babble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  4. Meaning
    • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

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    • babbling brooks

    Hypernyms(s) babble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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