babble
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(verb) to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" |
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Synonyms: blather, blether, blither, smatter |
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Related Words: blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
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(verb) utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" |
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Related Words: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalize |
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(noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby |
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Synonyms: babbling |
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Related Words: gibber, gibberish |
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(verb) make a babbling, gurgling sound, as of water; "babbling brooks" |
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Synonyms: bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple |
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Related Words: go, sound |
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(verb) divulge information or secrets; spill the beans; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
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Synonyms: babble out, blab, blab out, peach, sing, talk, tattle |
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Related Words: break, bring out, declare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, impart, let on, let out, reveal |
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