Babbling

Pronunciation: /ˈbæbəl/

Babbling (verb)

  1. to speak quickly in a way that is hard to understand.
  2. to make a gentle, continuous sound like water flowing.

Examples

  • Children often babble when excited.
  • She began to babble about her day.

Common collocations: babble on, babble incoherently, babble softly, babble continuously, meaningless babble

Babbling (noun)

  1. speech that is fast and hard to understand.
  2. a soft, continuous sound like water flowing.

Examples

  • His explanation was just a lot of babble.
  • She dismissed his words as mere babble.

Synonyms of Babbling

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Babbling

  • absence of speech
  • focus on hearing