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babbling definition
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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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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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