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babble


 
  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  babble 
  babble 
  babbler 
  ecobabble 
  eurobabble 
  psychobabble 
  technobabble 
 
  Overview  of  noun  babble 
 
  The  noun  babble  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  noun  babble 
 
  The  noun  babble  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") 



babble definition