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babble

[bab-uhl] / ˈbæb əl /
NOUN
trivial talk, often incessant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drivel gibberish jargon
STRONG
blubbering burble chatter clamor gab gabble gossip gushing jabber jabbering murmur muttering prattle ranting tattling
WEAK
idle talk
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sense
STRONG
silence
WEAK
quiet wisdom
VERB
talk trivially, often incessantly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blubber burble mumble murmur mutter
STRONG
blab blurt cackle chat chatter gibber gossip gush jabber patter prate prattle rant rave squeal tattle yak
WEAK
go on run off at the mouth run on spill the beans talk foolishly talk incoherently talk nonsensically yakety-yak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
speak clearly
STRONG
be quiet be silent conceal hide

Example Sentences

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Behind me, a child began to giggle—then babble, then laugh again.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

Above us swallows dart through the air, Graeme takes a picture of a damsel fly and the brook to our side continues to babble.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

About halfway through my babble, Tillman stopped me and said something like, ask it again, get to the point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The subdued babble of children mounted to excited shouts of welcome.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.