Pronunciation: /ˈbæbəl/
noun the sound of people talking quickly and in a way that is difficult to understand
A1 The baby's babble was adorable.
A2 She couldn't understand the babble of voices in the crowded market.
B1 The politician's speech was just a babble of empty promises.
B2 The group's discussion turned into a babble of conflicting opinions.
C1 The professor's lecture was a coherent argument amidst the babble of student questions.
C2 The artist's work stood out in the babble of contemporary art trends.
verb to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
A1 The baby started to babble happily in her crib.
A2 When she gets nervous, she tends to babble and talk too much.
B1 During the presentation, he began to babble and lose his train of thought.
B2 She tends to babble on and on when she's excited about something.
C1 The politician tried to babble his way out of answering the tough questions.
C2 Despite his attempts to babble, he couldn't hide the truth from the investigators.
formal The professor listened intently as the student began to babble on about their research findings.
informal I couldn't understand a word she was babbling about during the meeting.
slang Stop babbling nonsense and get to the point!
figurative The stream babbling through the forest was like nature's own soothing lullaby.
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