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babbling

/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/

babbling on

babblingnoun

babblings

Translations

babillage

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

babblinggerund / present participle

/ˈbæb.lɪŋ/

Functions adjectivally as the present participle of the verb “babble”, describing subjects that produce incoherent or flowing sounds.

Translations

babillant

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.

Definitions

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

babbling

ing-form

babbled

Past Simple

babbled

Past Participle

babbling

ing-form

/ˈbæb.əl/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

babblenoun

Definitions

The sound of people talking quickly and in a way that is difficult or impossible to understand.

The babble of voices in the crowded room made it hard to concentrate.

A continuous murmuring sound, such as that made by a stream.

The gentle babble of the brook was soothing to listen to.

Meaningless or foolish talk; prattle; nonsense.

Tired of the endless babble, she put on her headphones and tuned it out.