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babble

/ˈbæb.(ə)l/ verb C2
  1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds (intransitive) · The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.
  2. To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. (intransitive)
  3. To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. (intransitive) · She babbled on for hours about the importance of some new gadget.
  4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones. (intransitive) · Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
  5. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding. (transitive)
  6. To reveal; to give away (a secret). (transitive)

He/she/it babbles · Past babbled · Past participle babbled · -ing form babbling

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Verb forms

Base form
babble
He/she/it
babbles
Past
babbled
Past participle
babbled
-ing form
babbling

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