1
as in chatting
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled
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2
as in talking
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home
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Recent Examples of babbling
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
10 Dec. 2025
Are the adults responding to the cooing and babbling of kids who are not old enough to talk, but who are definitely old enough to learn and to develop their brains' power?
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
21 Nov. 2025
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
10 Dec. 2025
Are the adults responding to the cooing and babbling of kids who are not old enough to talk, but who are definitely old enough to learn and to develop their brains' power?
—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa.
—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babbling
Noun
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.
Verb
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Lena Dunham was spotted poking her head out of a backseat window and chatting with someone redirecting traffic, while her ex, a suited Jack Antonoff, and his sister, fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, were also seen walking up to MSG.
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While chatting with the NFL brothers, Jason posed a tongue-in-cheek question to the Prince of Wales.
Verb
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As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.
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His straight-talking and cliche-less approach hasn’t stopped, either.
Noun
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The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
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Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
Verb
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Signs of heat stroke in dogs include heavy panting and drooling, being weak or lethargic, bright red gums and bloodshot eyes.
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This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
Verb
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This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
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Her subjects range from the humming of trees conversing through underground fungi to the iridescent call (invisible to humans) that flowers make to fluttering bees.
Noun
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Molly’s dialogue meanders between mindless chattering and singing to herself, musing on the mythological origins of asteroid names, recalling bittersweet memories of her wife and reflecting on faith, science and the afterlife.
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In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.
Verb
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But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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“Babbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babbling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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