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

verb to talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way

• The professor listened intently as the student began to babble on about their research findings.
• I couldn't understand a word she was babbling about during the meeting.
• Stop babbling nonsense and get to the point!
• The stream babbling through the forest was like nature's own soothing lullaby.

adjective causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; disheartening

• The results of the study were discouraging, showing a significant decrease in test scores.
• It's really discouraging to see all the litter on the beach.
• I'm feeling so discouraged about my job search right now.
• The dark clouds overhead were discouraging any hope of a sunny day.

verb to persistently talk or complain about something

preposition used to indicate the topic or subject of the persistent talk or complaint

• The speaker continued to harp on the importance of budgetary constraints in his presentation.
• Why do you always harp on about cleaning your room?
• Stop harping on me about going out tonight, I already said I can't.
• She couldn't help but harp on the mistake she made, replaying it in her mind over and over.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• It is important to keep a handle on the company's finances to ensure stability and growth.
• I need to keep a handle on my spending if I want to save up for that vacation.
• I gotta keep a handle on my grades if I want to pass this class.
• She struggled to keep a handle on her emotions during the difficult time.