Pronunciation: /ˈbæbəl/

Definitions of babble

noun the sound of people talking quickly and in a way that is difficult to understand

Example Sentences

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

Example Sentences

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.

Examples of babble in a Sentence

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.

Grammatical Forms of babble

past tense

babbled

plural

babbles

comparative

more babble

superlative

most babble

present tense

babble

future tense

will babble

perfect tense

have babbled

continuous tense

is babbling

singular

babble

positive degree

babble

infinitive

to babble

gerund

babbling

participle

babbling

Origin and Evolution of babble

First Known Use: 1250 year
Language of Origin: Middle English
Story behind the word: The word 'babble' originated from the Middle English word 'bablen' which was derived from the Old Norse word 'babbla'.
Evolution of the word: Initially, 'babble' meant to talk rapidly and incoherently. Over time, it evolved to also mean continuous and meaningless chatter or noise.