2syllables
babbling
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Definitions ofbabbling
1verb
- To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
Example: "The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything."
- To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
- To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
- To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
Example: "Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent."
- To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
- To reveal; to give away (a secret).
1noun
- A stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
- Sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
- Idle senseless talk; prattle.
- A confused murmur, as of a stream.
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