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Noun
S:
(n)
babble
,
babbling
,
lallation
(gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
gibberish
,
gibber
(unintelligible talking)
S:
(n)
abracadabra
(gibberish and nonsense)
S:
(n)
babble
,
babbling
,
lallation
(gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
S:
(n)
blather
,
blatherskite
(foolish gibberish)
S:
(n)
double Dutch
(an incomprehensible talk)
S:
(n)
double talk
(deliberately unintelligible gibberish)
S:
(n)
jabber
,
jabbering
,
gabble
(rapid and indistinct speech)
S:
(n)
mumbo jumbo
(language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
babble
(utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way)
"The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
S:
(v)
babble
,
blather
,
smatter
,
blether
,
blither
(to talk foolishly)
"The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
S:
(v)
ripple
,
babble
,
guggle
,
burble
,
bubble
,
gurgle
(flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise)
"babbling brooks"
S:
(v)
spill the beans
,
let the cat out of the bag
,
talk
,
tattle
,
blab
,
peach
,
babble
,
sing
,
babble out
,
blab out
(divulge confidential information or secrets)
"Be careful--his secretary talks"