what does babble mean?
BABBLE as NOUN
- 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
- 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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- 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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- Meaning
- utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
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- 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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- Meaning
- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
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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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