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babβ
bleββ/ΛbΓ¦bΙl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [bab-uhl] verb,
-bled, -bling, noun
βverb (used without object) 1. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
- to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
- to make a continuous, murmuring sound.
βverb (used with object) 4. to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion.
- to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret.
βnoun 6. inarticulate or imperfect speech.
- foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle.
- a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds.
- babbling (def. 2).
- Telecommunications. a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels. Compare cross talk (def. 1).
Origin:
1200β50; ME babelen; c. ON babbla, D babbelen, G pappelen
Synonyms:
- chitchat, gabble, drivel, blather. 3. murmur, gurgle, burble