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babbling

UK
/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/
babbling on

Translations

babblingnoun
babblings
pl
The baby's babbling was a sign that she was starting to learn how to speak.
Le babillage du bébé montrait qu'elle commençait à apprendre à parler.
Additional translations
bavardageAu sens de paroles rapides, confuses ou difficiles à comprendre.
murmureAu sens du bruit continu et doux de l’eau qui coule.
Synonyms
prattle
blabber
gibberish
chatter
gabble
murmur
babblinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/
Functions adjectivally as the present participle of the verb “babble”, describing subjects that produce incoherent or flowing sounds.
The babbling brook created a soothing background noise as we hiked through the forest.
Le ruisseau babillant créait un bruit de fond apaisant pendant que nous traversions la forêt.
babillantAu sens de quelqu'un qui parle vite et de façon confuse ou incohérente.
The babbling child was so excited about the trip that it was hard to understand what he was saying.
L'enfant babillant était si excité par le voyage qu'il était difficile de comprendre ce qu'il disait.
babbleverb

babbling

Gerund

babbled
Past Simple
babbled
Past Participle
babbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈbæb.əl/
US
/ˈbæb.əl/
bavarderParler rapidement et de manière confuse ou insensée.
The toddler began to babble excitedly about her day at the park.
Le tout-petit a commencé à bavarder avec excitation au sujet de sa journée au parc.
murmurerPour un bruit continu et doux, comme celui d’un ruisseau.
The brook babbled gently as it wound through the forest.
Le ruisseau murmurait doucement en serpentant à travers la forêt.
Additional translations
dévoilerSouvent avec l’idée de révéler quelque chose sans réfléchir.
Synonyms
chatter
talk
prattle
jabber
blabber
gab
gossip

Definitions

babblingnoun
The sound of people talking quickly and in a way that is difficult to understand.
The babbling of the crowd made it hard to hear the announcement.
The continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones in a stream.
The babbling of the brook was soothing to listen to during the hike.
The early stage of speech development in infants, characterized by the production of repetitive consonant-vowel sounds.
The baby's babbling was a sign that she was starting to learn how to speak.
babblinggerund / present participle
Characterized by or producing continuous, incoherent, or nonsensical sounds.
The babbling brook created a soothing background noise as we hiked through the forest.
Talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
The babbling child was so excited about the trip that it was hard to understand what he was saying.
babbleverb
To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
The toddler began to babble excitedly about her day at the park.
To make a continuous murmuring sound, like a brook or stream.
The brook babbled gently as it wound through the forest.
To disclose or utter something quickly and thoughtlessly, often unintentionally.
He babbled the confidential information before realizing what he had done.
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