Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb babble
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb babble
Entailment of verb babble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb babble
4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
Sense 4
talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out
=> disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out
Familiarity of verb babble
babble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb babble
Sense 1
babble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize
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Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
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Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
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Sense 4
talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out
=> disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out
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Grep of noun babbling
babbling
Overview of noun babbling
The noun babbling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. babble, babbling, lallation -- (gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
Overview of verb babble
The verb babble has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) babble -- (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention")
2. (2) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither -- (to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby")
3. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle -- (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks")
4. talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out -- (divulge information or secrets; spill the beans; "Be careful--his secretary talks")
Overview of adj babbling
The adj babbling has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blathering, blithering, jabbering, gabbling, babbling -- (talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate")
2. babbling -- (continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water: "a babbling brook")
3. babbling -- (making speech sounds; "a babbling baby")
Antonyms of adj babbling
2 of 3 senses of babbling
Sense 1
blathering, blithering, jabbering, gabbling, babbling
INDIRECT (VIA voluble) -> taciturn
Sense 3
babbling
INDIRECT (VIA voluble) -> taciturn
Similarity of adj babbling
3 senses of babbling
Sense 1
blathering, blithering, jabbering, gabbling, babbling
=> voluble (vs. taciturn)
Sense 2
babbling
Participle of verb babble (Sense 3)
=>ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
Sense 3
babbling
=> voluble (vs. taciturn)
Attributes of adj babbling
Familiarity of adj babbling
babbling used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj babbling
babbling
Overview of noun babbling
The noun babbling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. babble, babbling, lallation -- (gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
Overview of verb babble
The verb babble has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) babble -- (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention")
2. (2) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither -- (to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby")
3. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle -- (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks")
4. talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out -- (divulge information or secrets; spill the beans; "Be careful--his secretary talks")
Overview of adj babbling
The adj babbling has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blathering, blithering, jabbering, gabbling, babbling -- (talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate")
2. babbling -- (continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water: "a babbling brook")
3. babbling -- (making speech sounds; "a babbling baby")
babbling definition
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