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Word: Babble
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Middle Low German babbelen, or an independent English formation, as a frequentative based on the repeated syllable ba, typical of a child's early speech
ˈbabl
talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
Short Definition:talk rapidly
Examples:- they babbled on about their holiday
(of flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound
Short Definition:(of flowing water) make murmuring sound
Examples:- the shallow river babbled over smooth rocks
Word: Babble
Speech Type: Noun
ˈbabl
the sound of people talking simultaneously
Short Definition:sound of babbling
Examples:- the answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation
- a confused babble of voices
the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water
Short Definition:murmuring sound of flowing water
Examples:- the babble of a brook
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