Definition of babble in English:

babble

verb ˈbab(ə)lˈbæbəl

[no object]

1Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
唠叨；喋喋不休
they babbled on about their holiday
他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists always love to babble on about their work, but Jennifer couldn't afford to draw attention.
- It's a short one but I'm sure I'll babble on long enough to make it an actual entry.
- Elaine did not seem to hear Lynette, as she continued to babble on about Sir Lancelot.
- Stacey continued to babble on, totally naïve to the fact that she was causing so many eyes to focus on her.
- Only the twinkle in his eyes betrayed his thoughts as she continued to babble on.
- All around her, the other children happily babbled away and adults occupied themselves with inexplicable activities.
- My mother continued to babble on but I paid no attention.
- He continued to babble on about how it was all my fault, but I didn't pay much attention to him.
- Krista continued to babble on about how one of her uncles had gone through the same thing and it all turned out just fine.
- It's unfair to criticise here or to babble on about the facilities we have back home.
- Larry continued to babble on, but Guy stopped listening.
- How refreshing, she must have thought, as she babbled away like a four-year-old on the arm of her father.
- I babble on about style and plot, without admitting I had to re-read the first chapter three times to remind myself who George was.
- Very few successful players babble on about how great they are.
- These people babble on about how the characters in the novel were more fully developed or how the original story line was more meaningful.
- I pursed my lips together, willing myself not to babble on uselessly about what he'd been doing wrong.
- Ten gazillion questions that I'd like to hear posed and answered, and they babble on about our ‘go-it-alone’ policy.
- Sherrie continued to babble on and it didn't take too long before Al realised too that he had been had.
- She continued to babble on about their eternal bond as soul mates, and Robby knew he had to tell her the truth.
- They babble on about the supposed benefits of EU membership as if this referendum was about whether we should remain in the EU or withdraw from it.
Synonyms
prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather, blether, blither, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber
Scottish &amp Irish slabber
informal gab, yak, yackety-yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber, jaw, gas, shoot one's mouth off
British informal witter, rabbit, chunter, natter, waffle
North American informal run off at the mouth
Australian/New Zealand informal mag
archaic twaddle, clack, twattle
1. 1.1reporting verb Utter something rapidly and incoherently.
  嘀咕；含混不清地说
  with direct speech ‘Thank goodness you're all right,’ she babbled
  “幸好你没事，"她嘀咕着。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He babbled nonsense for about fifteen minutes then had an intense allergic reaction.
  Parents who babble nonsense to babies may be helping them learn to speak, according to new research.
  I caught up to him and they babbled their little boy babble as I introduced myself to Tommy's mom.
  No, you babble thank you 18 times, swoop under his outstretched arm and bang your forehead on the doorframe.
  He was right; I did feel better after babbling my incoherent misgivings.
  They all babbled their apologies to him, terrified.
  ‘I can explain,’ he began babbling, and he stuttered constantly as he tried to explain something that I already knew.
  Didn't he babble the same gobbledygook a decade ago when he vied for the job?
  And then he looked into my eyes and babbled something, and pointed with his little fingers at my pipes.
  Cassia squeaked and scrambled to his feet, hugging the other boy and babbling apologies.
  He began to babble nonsense as they took him to the shore and then up to the main cabin where the nurse's office was.
  So my mother babbled some more nonsensical apologies, paid the bill, tipped the waiter, gave me a quick hug, and went dashing off.
  The young man's brows furrowed, babbling something incoherently from under his father's firm hand.
  She babbled out, ‘Is there… is there anything I can do for you m'lord Randel?’
  I babbled some nonsense about making an authentic Indian meal, regretting my purchase as she rang it up.
  Replacing her glasses and babbling apologies, Aimee scooped up her three sci-fi books and bumped into the girl again.
  ‘Ben always leaves it in there on the windowsill,’ I babbled.
  ‘If you're planning something,’ I babbled out.
  I babbled something - I was obviously clueless but well-meaning - and he was gracious, then he left.
  Cheeks burning red she babbled apologies, quickly trying to clean the tunic and the table and the floor with her shirt.
  Synonyms
  delirious, raving, babbling, hysterical, irrational
2. 1.2 Reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly.
  （不自觉地或不小心）泄露机密
  he babbled to another convict while he was in jail
  他在监狱里的时候无意中对另一个犯人泄露了秘密。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was later in the night when his father finally arrived home as his youngest sister babbled out all to his father.
  When the Wisconsin politicians babbled to the Press, the Press rushed back to the senator for confirmation.
  And I'll bet you babbled to the cops about how your brother didn't really mean to do anything wrong.
  Had he, on their command, babbled out everything he knew?
  Synonyms
  blurt out, blab, reveal, divulge, let slip, let out, give away, come out with
  informal spill
2usually as adjective babbling(of a stream) make the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones.
（溪水）潺潺作响
a gently babbling brook
潺潺低语的小溪。
Example sentencesExamples
- We never have, and almost certainly never will have, that idyllic outdoor meal on a checked rug by a babbling stream, because as they say, it's all in the mind.
- They walked through some tall trees and ended up by a small babbling river, there was a small fort there, and a tent pitched outside.
- The little bridges that cross the babbling stream at the entrance to his home brought joy into his heart every time he crossed it, as this was the place he loved.
- It was like even the river below us had stopped babbling.
- There were small huts built up in the trees and straight through the middle ran a babbling stream, with a waterfall at the far side of the clearing.
- On the soundproofed pastel wall, a huge TV screen showed a stream babbling over rocks.
- Cooling a bottle of white wine in a babbling brook at your picnic site is a lovely thought, but in reality it is not a sensible one.
- Iona's laugh, a sound like a babbling brook on a summer afternoon, broke the spell.
- Trees, distant mountains, slowly rolling hills of soft grass, flowers, somewhere behind her a river or brook babbling: it was the way she had always envisioned heaven.
- And that sickly-sweet music with birds chirping, water babbling, and the rush of wheat fields in the wind seemed brain numbing.
- Soon, the babbling water lulled him into a wakeful sleep.
- There were tall trees, wide-open plains, meandering streams, babbling brooks, rolling hills, and smart, intelligent people.
- It's a picture postcard scene, by a babbling stream in Tasmania's midlands - the heart of that state's grassland country.
- Ronan noticed Midori turning her head every so often as they walked, to admire a fine flower or to watch the babbling stream and the fish splashing in it.
- In fact, I tend to favour country pubs with beer gardens next to babbling streams.
- The idea of a little town nestling between two babbling brooks is a beautiful one and we owe it to ourselves to keep it as beautiful as possible.
- After the Europeans came to this island, they wiped out countless babbling brooks, streams and rivers that flowed throughout the island down from the mountain.
- Not far away was a clear, babbling stream of fresh water from the top of the mountain.
- These included waves, the song of whales, the wind through the trees, a babbling stream, rain and even the sound of grass rustling across the plains.
- The brook beside the castle was babbling peacefully as a warm breeze swept over the meadow.
Synonyms
burble, murmur, gurgle, purl, tinkle
literary plash

noun ˈbab(ə)lˈbæbəl

1in singular The confused sound of a group of people talking simultaneously.
a babble of protest
七嘴八舌的抗议。
Example sentencesExamples
- This mimics the tone of real speech but sounds like the incomprehensible babble of those claymation shows on the ABC in the 1980s.
- Fay ably expresses the feelings of many as they try to decipher the babble of words coming from the religious sector following the tsunami.
- Sitting outside the bar there is a light babble of a foreign tongue trilling off the tongues of groups of people enjoying leisurely drinks.
- The gorgeous changing colors of the high-tech map were accompanied by sound: the babble of many meteorologists overlaid by the powerful roar of wind and waves.
- If children have minds like sponges that can absorb other languages effortlessly, my own grey matter seems to be more of a clam, clamped shut and deaf to the multilingual babble around me.
- Then a babble of talk and tension-relieving laughter breaks out.
- I'm picking these sounds out from the babble of the past, a raucous market fair of a landscape that stretches out as far as the eye can see.
- If you set a tape recorder running at a noisy party you would most likely hear something resembling a confused babble.
- This is the babble of many tongues as they are simultaneously translated in the glass towers in the stone city.
- There was a moment of silence from the others, then a babble that sounded like a catfight in a blender, some directing questions and demands at me in a torrent I couldn't follow.
- I banged the book shut and silenced the babble of my inner teachers.
- After a dozen dizzying turns past stalls crammed with fruit, meat, shoes and screws, Zuniga hears a sharp animal screech above the babble of buying and selling.
- In the background he could hear the voices of the passengers asking the same question in a babble of noise.
- I was enthusing to an old friend about this vibrant new Edinburgh I'd found - the packed cafe terraces, the babble of foreign tongues, the cosmopolitan atmosphere.
- When I went down to visit her we spoke in the babble that sounded to other people like a language.
- There was a rising babble of ‘ews’, and other sounds of sympathy and disgust.
- Just the babble of the 24-hour television newscasters.
- From an uncertain corner in another part of the pub, there was a babble of bedlam.
- This was what the crowd had come for and every time Caucau received the ball after that there was a babble of anticipation.
- Instead, American viewers will have to strain to make out whole words from the constant babble of wild sound and West Indian accents.
Synonyms
clamour, din, racket, confused noise, tumult, uproar, hubbub
1. 1.1 Foolish, excited, or confused talk.
  蠢话；胡言乱语
  her soft voice stopped his babble
  她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As you can tell from my inane babble above, not much has been going on round these parts lately.
  That way, you'll have some idea of where I'm going with all my babble.
  She's makes my nonstop babble look like child's play.
  She had also said many other things, but to Mary it had seemed like insensible babble.
  He gets in touch with his Indian heritage and a wisdom drenched phrase bubbles through his drunken babble.
  He took my face in his hands and kissed me, silencing my endless stream of mindless babble.
  She had continued her endless babble when I realised that she was looking at me some what expectantly.
  I had been waiting a very long time for this talk with the retention officer, just so I could hear his inane babble and immediately shoot down his flimsy efforts.
  Make you dream about him, his movements, his gregarious nature, his constant babble.
  Although she was odd, silently I knew I enjoyed her insensible babble.
  Dose's continuous incoherent diatribe evokes in turn the babble of a madman, the discourse of a preacher or the conversation of a child.
  She does seem very quick to understand my situation from the tearful babble which comes out of me when I see her.
  Some said maybe he was Swedish, but his incomprehensible babble was little help in discovering his identity.
  Um, well if I'm decipher that pile of babble correctly… are you offering me a job?
  Lilatte shoved the pillow over her head, trying to drown out Honey's endless babble.
  Sam can't even muster the chutzpah to blast back at a heckler with the bile we know he can spit, instead muttering some lame babble.
  She stopped her excited babble and grabbed my wrist, dragging me off to math class.
  She pulled him off of the sofa and placed his arm around her shoulder once more, pulling him up the steps carefully, placidly listening to his babble.
  He had merely stood there, tall and silent, piercing her with his incessant gaze, until her words had died to a senseless babble.
  He'd be happy to tag along, and in return for putting up with his incessant babble, I would make him pay for gas, brew, and Taco Bell.
  Synonyms
  prattle, gabble, chatter, jabber, prating, rambling, blather, blether
  gibbering, gibberish, drivel
  informal gab, yak, yackety-yak, yabbering, yatter, twaddle
  British informal wittering, waffle, natter, chuntering
  archaic clack, twattle
2. 1.2mass noun Background disturbance caused by interference from conversations on other telephone lines.
  （电信）集扰
  Example sentencesExamples
  The resulting babble of overlapping signals can confuse the receiver.
  To test this, we added background babble (from the SPIN-R test) and replicated the experiment with another group of younger listeners.
  Synonyms
  noise, din, hubbub, clamour, row, uproar, hullabaloo, tumult, commotion, rumpus, fracas, pandemonium, clangour, brouhaha, disturbance
2The continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones in a stream.
（溪水）潺潺作响
the babble of a brook
小溪的潺潺声。
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, I don't think he even heard me, although he was barely 20 yards away and there was no other sound but the babble of the beck.
- The catacombs, and the lovingly tended graves within, have embalmed the lives and loves of centuries past in a deathly stillness, broken only by the babble of a passing brook.
- In the silence of the grove, she heard the pleasant babble of the stream, except that it was no longer a quiet sloshing.
- Today however, the high pitched beep beep of a truck in reverse, unloading lumber for a new house, could be heard over the babble of the stream.
- The sounds coming from the workshops combine with the babble of the stream to create an authentic atmosphere of the settlement of old.
- The pervasive pink petals of the cherry blossom trees flutter to the ground like the soft powder of a mountain peak, while the babble of the bubbling brook pervades the air.
- From up stream came the babble of the brook like dainty laughter.
- In plants, a babble of water and small molecules flows through the plasmodesmata between cells.
Synonyms
burble, purl, lap

Derivatives

babblement

noun

All my subliminal terrors are associated with my father who died in the babblement of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease - we were never sure which took over in the end.
Example sentencesExamples
- That night, he and his Theresa put aside their lovers’ babblement for dialogue of a less agreeable nature.
- Over the thought of the babblement and the scenes of the evening, arose in my mind one question touching upon the final law of being, for which I would seek answer from this sage.
- All of this babblement makes this a delightful read-aloud, both for the listener, and for the adult reader who can have fun with the twitch-tickling wordplay.
- Philosophy, one of the poets says, is but ‘a clamorous hound, baying at her master’; the philosopher, says another, is ‘great’ only ‘in the vain babblements of fools’.

Origin

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.

baby from Late Middle English:
Both baby and babe probably come from the way that the sound ba is repeated by very young children. Babble (Middle English) probably came from the same source, along with words such as mama (mid 16th century) and papa (late 17th century). Similar forms are found in many different languages. A person's lover or spouse has been their baby since the middle of the 19th century. The sense ‘someone's creation or special concern’ dates from later in that century—in 1890 artificial silk was referred to as its inventor's ‘new-born baby’. The proverb don't throw the baby out with the bathwater is from German. The first known appearance in English is from the Scottish historian and political philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), who wrote in 1853 that ‘The Germans say, “You must empty out the bathing-tub, but not the baby along with it”.’ Babe originally just meant ‘child’, and only later became restricted to a child too young to walk. Inexperienced people in a situation calling for experience are babes in the wood, from characters in an old ballad The Children in the Wood, whose wicked uncle wanted to steal their inheritance and abandoned them in a wood. The proverbial phrase out of the mouths of babes is used when a precocious child says something unexpectedly appropriate. It has biblical origins, being found in Psalms and the Gospel of Matthew. A babe today is generally an attractive young person. The first babes were men. In the 1870s the youngest member of a class of US military cadets was called the babe, rather like ‘the baby of the family’. The term was then used as a friendly form of address between men before it came to mean a sexy girl. See also bimbo

Rhymes

bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble

Definition of babble in US English:

babble

verbˈbabəlˈbæbəl

[no object]

1Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
唠叨；喋喋不休
they babbled on about their vacation
他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。
Example sentencesExamples
- They babble on about the supposed benefits of EU membership as if this referendum was about whether we should remain in the EU or withdraw from it.
- Scientists always love to babble on about their work, but Jennifer couldn't afford to draw attention.
- Ten gazillion questions that I'd like to hear posed and answered, and they babble on about our ‘go-it-alone’ policy.
- I babble on about style and plot, without admitting I had to re-read the first chapter three times to remind myself who George was.
- It's unfair to criticise here or to babble on about the facilities we have back home.
- He continued to babble on about how it was all my fault, but I didn't pay much attention to him.
- Sherrie continued to babble on and it didn't take too long before Al realised too that he had been had.
- Larry continued to babble on, but Guy stopped listening.
- How refreshing, she must have thought, as she babbled away like a four-year-old on the arm of her father.
- Very few successful players babble on about how great they are.
- Elaine did not seem to hear Lynette, as she continued to babble on about Sir Lancelot.
- I pursed my lips together, willing myself not to babble on uselessly about what he'd been doing wrong.
- My mother continued to babble on but I paid no attention.
- Stacey continued to babble on, totally naïve to the fact that she was causing so many eyes to focus on her.
- All around her, the other children happily babbled away and adults occupied themselves with inexplicable activities.
- It's a short one but I'm sure I'll babble on long enough to make it an actual entry.
- Krista continued to babble on about how one of her uncles had gone through the same thing and it all turned out just fine.
- Only the twinkle in his eyes betrayed his thoughts as she continued to babble on.
- These people babble on about how the characters in the novel were more fully developed or how the original story line was more meaningful.
- She continued to babble on about their eternal bond as soul mates, and Robby knew he had to tell her the truth.
Synonyms
prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather, blether, blither, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber
1. 1.1reporting verb Utter something rapidly and incoherently.
  嘀咕；含混不清地说
  with direct speech I gasped and stared and babbled, “Look at this!”
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I can explain,’ he began babbling, and he stuttered constantly as he tried to explain something that I already knew.
  So my mother babbled some more nonsensical apologies, paid the bill, tipped the waiter, gave me a quick hug, and went dashing off.
  He began to babble nonsense as they took him to the shore and then up to the main cabin where the nurse's office was.
  ‘Ben always leaves it in there on the windowsill,’ I babbled.
  They all babbled their apologies to him, terrified.
  She babbled out, ‘Is there… is there anything I can do for you m'lord Randel?’
  Cheeks burning red she babbled apologies, quickly trying to clean the tunic and the table and the floor with her shirt.
  Replacing her glasses and babbling apologies, Aimee scooped up her three sci-fi books and bumped into the girl again.
  Parents who babble nonsense to babies may be helping them learn to speak, according to new research.
  The young man's brows furrowed, babbling something incoherently from under his father's firm hand.
  I babbled something - I was obviously clueless but well-meaning - and he was gracious, then he left.
  He babbled nonsense for about fifteen minutes then had an intense allergic reaction.
  And then he looked into my eyes and babbled something, and pointed with his little fingers at my pipes.
  I caught up to him and they babbled their little boy babble as I introduced myself to Tommy's mom.
  I babbled some nonsense about making an authentic Indian meal, regretting my purchase as she rang it up.
  He was right; I did feel better after babbling my incoherent misgivings.
  Cassia squeaked and scrambled to his feet, hugging the other boy and babbling apologies.
  ‘If you're planning something,’ I babbled out.
  Didn't he babble the same gobbledygook a decade ago when he vied for the job?
  No, you babble thank you 18 times, swoop under his outstretched arm and bang your forehead on the doorframe.
  Synonyms
  delirious, raving, babbling, hysterical, irrational
2. 1.2 Reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly.
  （不自觉地或不小心）泄露机密
  he babbled to another convict while he was in jail
  他在监狱里的时候无意中对另一个犯人泄露了秘密。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was later in the night when his father finally arrived home as his youngest sister babbled out all to his father.
  When the Wisconsin politicians babbled to the Press, the Press rushed back to the senator for confirmation.
  And I'll bet you babbled to the cops about how your brother didn't really mean to do anything wrong.
  Had he, on their command, babbled out everything he knew?
  Synonyms
  blurt out, blab, reveal, divulge, let slip, let out, give away, come out with
2(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.
the shallow river babbled over smooth rocks
Example sentencesExamples
- We never have, and almost certainly never will have, that idyllic outdoor meal on a checked rug by a babbling stream, because as they say, it's all in the mind.
- Trees, distant mountains, slowly rolling hills of soft grass, flowers, somewhere behind her a river or brook babbling: it was the way she had always envisioned heaven.
- It was like even the river below us had stopped babbling.
- Ronan noticed Midori turning her head every so often as they walked, to admire a fine flower or to watch the babbling stream and the fish splashing in it.
- And that sickly-sweet music with birds chirping, water babbling, and the rush of wheat fields in the wind seemed brain numbing.
- After the Europeans came to this island, they wiped out countless babbling brooks, streams and rivers that flowed throughout the island down from the mountain.
- Iona's laugh, a sound like a babbling brook on a summer afternoon, broke the spell.
- Not far away was a clear, babbling stream of fresh water from the top of the mountain.
- Cooling a bottle of white wine in a babbling brook at your picnic site is a lovely thought, but in reality it is not a sensible one.
- It's a picture postcard scene, by a babbling stream in Tasmania's midlands - the heart of that state's grassland country.
- These included waves, the song of whales, the wind through the trees, a babbling stream, rain and even the sound of grass rustling across the plains.
- The little bridges that cross the babbling stream at the entrance to his home brought joy into his heart every time he crossed it, as this was the place he loved.
- In fact, I tend to favour country pubs with beer gardens next to babbling streams.
- There were tall trees, wide-open plains, meandering streams, babbling brooks, rolling hills, and smart, intelligent people.
- Soon, the babbling water lulled him into a wakeful sleep.
- They walked through some tall trees and ended up by a small babbling river, there was a small fort there, and a tent pitched outside.
- There were small huts built up in the trees and straight through the middle ran a babbling stream, with a waterfall at the far side of the clearing.
- On the soundproofed pastel wall, a huge TV screen showed a stream babbling over rocks.
- The idea of a little town nestling between two babbling brooks is a beautiful one and we owe it to ourselves to keep it as beautiful as possible.
- The brook beside the castle was babbling peacefully as a warm breeze swept over the meadow.
Synonyms
burble, murmur, gurgle, purl, tinkle

nounˈbabəlˈbæbəl

1The sound of people talking simultaneously.
the answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation
in singular a confused babble of voices
Example sentencesExamples
- In the background he could hear the voices of the passengers asking the same question in a babble of noise.
- This mimics the tone of real speech but sounds like the incomprehensible babble of those claymation shows on the ABC in the 1980s.
- From an uncertain corner in another part of the pub, there was a babble of bedlam.
- If you set a tape recorder running at a noisy party you would most likely hear something resembling a confused babble.
- I banged the book shut and silenced the babble of my inner teachers.
- There was a moment of silence from the others, then a babble that sounded like a catfight in a blender, some directing questions and demands at me in a torrent I couldn't follow.
- After a dozen dizzying turns past stalls crammed with fruit, meat, shoes and screws, Zuniga hears a sharp animal screech above the babble of buying and selling.
- I'm picking these sounds out from the babble of the past, a raucous market fair of a landscape that stretches out as far as the eye can see.
- I was enthusing to an old friend about this vibrant new Edinburgh I'd found - the packed cafe terraces, the babble of foreign tongues, the cosmopolitan atmosphere.
- Just the babble of the 24-hour television newscasters.
- This is the babble of many tongues as they are simultaneously translated in the glass towers in the stone city.
- Sitting outside the bar there is a light babble of a foreign tongue trilling off the tongues of groups of people enjoying leisurely drinks.
- There was a rising babble of ‘ews’, and other sounds of sympathy and disgust.
- Instead, American viewers will have to strain to make out whole words from the constant babble of wild sound and West Indian accents.
- When I went down to visit her we spoke in the babble that sounded to other people like a language.
- Fay ably expresses the feelings of many as they try to decipher the babble of words coming from the religious sector following the tsunami.
- This was what the crowd had come for and every time Caucau received the ball after that there was a babble of anticipation.
- If children have minds like sponges that can absorb other languages effortlessly, my own grey matter seems to be more of a clam, clamped shut and deaf to the multilingual babble around me.
- The gorgeous changing colors of the high-tech map were accompanied by sound: the babble of many meteorologists overlaid by the powerful roar of wind and waves.
- Then a babble of talk and tension-relieving laughter breaks out.
Synonyms
clamour, din, racket, confused noise, tumult, uproar, hubbub
1. 1.1 Foolish, excited, or confused talk.
  蠢话；胡言乱语
  her soft voice stopped his babble
  她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He'd be happy to tag along, and in return for putting up with his incessant babble, I would make him pay for gas, brew, and Taco Bell.
  She pulled him off of the sofa and placed his arm around her shoulder once more, pulling him up the steps carefully, placidly listening to his babble.
  She stopped her excited babble and grabbed my wrist, dragging me off to math class.
  Some said maybe he was Swedish, but his incomprehensible babble was little help in discovering his identity.
  She had also said many other things, but to Mary it had seemed like insensible babble.
  He took my face in his hands and kissed me, silencing my endless stream of mindless babble.
  Dose's continuous incoherent diatribe evokes in turn the babble of a madman, the discourse of a preacher or the conversation of a child.
  She does seem very quick to understand my situation from the tearful babble which comes out of me when I see her.
  She's makes my nonstop babble look like child's play.
  He gets in touch with his Indian heritage and a wisdom drenched phrase bubbles through his drunken babble.
  Make you dream about him, his movements, his gregarious nature, his constant babble.
  As you can tell from my inane babble above, not much has been going on round these parts lately.
  Um, well if I'm decipher that pile of babble correctly… are you offering me a job?
  Sam can't even muster the chutzpah to blast back at a heckler with the bile we know he can spit, instead muttering some lame babble.
  He had merely stood there, tall and silent, piercing her with his incessant gaze, until her words had died to a senseless babble.
  I had been waiting a very long time for this talk with the retention officer, just so I could hear his inane babble and immediately shoot down his flimsy efforts.
  Although she was odd, silently I knew I enjoyed her insensible babble.
  That way, you'll have some idea of where I'm going with all my babble.
  Lilatte shoved the pillow over her head, trying to drown out Honey's endless babble.
  She had continued her endless babble when I realised that she was looking at me some what expectantly.
  Synonyms
  prattle, gabble, chatter, jabber, prating, rambling, blather, blether
2The continuous murmuring sound of flowing water.
（溪水）潺潺作响
the babble of a brook
小溪的潺潺声。
Example sentencesExamples
- Today however, the high pitched beep beep of a truck in reverse, unloading lumber for a new house, could be heard over the babble of the stream.
- In fact, I don't think he even heard me, although he was barely 20 yards away and there was no other sound but the babble of the beck.
- In plants, a babble of water and small molecules flows through the plasmodesmata between cells.
- The pervasive pink petals of the cherry blossom trees flutter to the ground like the soft powder of a mountain peak, while the babble of the bubbling brook pervades the air.
- The sounds coming from the workshops combine with the babble of the stream to create an authentic atmosphere of the settlement of old.
- In the silence of the grove, she heard the pleasant babble of the stream, except that it was no longer a quiet sloshing.
- From up stream came the babble of the brook like dainty laughter.
- The catacombs, and the lovingly tended graves within, have embalmed the lives and loves of centuries past in a deathly stillness, broken only by the babble of a passing brook.
Synonyms
burble, purl, lap

Origin

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.

单词	babble
释义	Definition of babble in English: babble verb ˈbab(ə)lˈbæbəl [no object] 1Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way. 唠叨；喋喋不休 they babbled on about their holiday 他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。 Example sentencesExamples Scientists always love to babble on about their work, but Jennifer couldn't afford to draw attention. It's a short one but I'm sure I'll babble on long enough to make it an actual entry. Elaine did not seem to hear Lynette, as she continued to babble on about Sir Lancelot. Stacey continued to babble on, totally naïve to the fact that she was causing so many eyes to focus on her. Only the twinkle in his eyes betrayed his thoughts as she continued to babble on. All around her, the other children happily babbled away and adults occupied themselves with inexplicable activities. My mother continued to babble on but I paid no attention. He continued to babble on about how it was all my fault, but I didn't pay much attention to him. Krista continued to babble on about how one of her uncles had gone through the same thing and it all turned out just fine. It's unfair to criticise here or to babble on about the facilities we have back home. Larry continued to babble on, but Guy stopped listening. How refreshing, she must have thought, as she babbled away like a four-year-old on the arm of her father. I babble on about style and plot, without admitting I had to re-read the first chapter three times to remind myself who George was. Very few successful players babble on about how great they are. These people babble on about how the characters in the novel were more fully developed or how the original story line was more meaningful. I pursed my lips together, willing myself not to babble on uselessly about what he'd been doing wrong. Ten gazillion questions that I'd like to hear posed and answered, and they babble on about our ‘go-it-alone’ policy. Sherrie continued to babble on and it didn't take too long before Al realised too that he had been had. She continued to babble on about their eternal bond as soul mates, and Robby knew he had to tell her the truth. They babble on about the supposed benefits of EU membership as if this referendum was about whether we should remain in the EU or withdraw from it. Synonyms prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather, blether, blither, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber Scottish &amp Irish slabber informal gab, yak, yackety-yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber, jaw, gas, shoot one's mouth off British informal witter, rabbit, chunter, natter, waffle North American informal run off at the mouth Australian/New Zealand informal mag archaic twaddle, clack, twattle 1.1reporting verb Utter something rapidly and incoherently. 嘀咕；含混不清地说 with direct speech ‘Thank goodness you're all right,’ she babbled “幸好你没事，"她嘀咕着。 Example sentencesExamples He babbled nonsense for about fifteen minutes then had an intense allergic reaction. Parents who babble nonsense to babies may be helping them learn to speak, according to new research. I caught up to him and they babbled their little boy babble as I introduced myself to Tommy's mom. No, you babble thank you 18 times, swoop under his outstretched arm and bang your forehead on the doorframe. He was right; I did feel better after babbling my incoherent misgivings. They all babbled their apologies to him, terrified. ‘I can explain,’ he began babbling, and he stuttered constantly as he tried to explain something that I already knew. Didn't he babble the same gobbledygook a decade ago when he vied for the job? And then he looked into my eyes and babbled something, and pointed with his little fingers at my pipes. Cassia squeaked and scrambled to his feet, hugging the other boy and babbling apologies. He began to babble nonsense as they took him to the shore and then up to the main cabin where the nurse's office was. So my mother babbled some more nonsensical apologies, paid the bill, tipped the waiter, gave me a quick hug, and went dashing off. The young man's brows furrowed, babbling something incoherently from under his father's firm hand. She babbled out, ‘Is there… is there anything I can do for you m'lord Randel?’ I babbled some nonsense about making an authentic Indian meal, regretting my purchase as she rang it up. Replacing her glasses and babbling apologies, Aimee scooped up her three sci-fi books and bumped into the girl again. ‘Ben always leaves it in there on the windowsill,’ I babbled. ‘If you're planning something,’ I babbled out. I babbled something - I was obviously clueless but well-meaning - and he was gracious, then he left. Cheeks burning red she babbled apologies, quickly trying to clean the tunic and the table and the floor with her shirt. Synonyms delirious, raving, babbling, hysterical, irrational 1.2 Reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly. （不自觉地或不小心）泄露机密 he babbled to another convict while he was in jail 他在监狱里的时候无意中对另一个犯人泄露了秘密。 Example sentencesExamples It was later in the night when his father finally arrived home as his youngest sister babbled out all to his father. When the Wisconsin politicians babbled to the Press, the Press rushed back to the senator for confirmation. And I'll bet you babbled to the cops about how your brother didn't really mean to do anything wrong. Had he, on their command, babbled out everything he knew? Synonyms blurt out, blab, reveal, divulge, let slip, let out, give away, come out with informal spill 2usually as adjective babbling(of a stream) make the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones. （溪水）潺潺作响 a gently babbling brook 潺潺低语的小溪。 Example sentencesExamples We never have, and almost certainly never will have, that idyllic outdoor meal on a checked rug by a babbling stream, because as they say, it's all in the mind. They walked through some tall trees and ended up by a small babbling river, there was a small fort there, and a tent pitched outside. The little bridges that cross the babbling stream at the entrance to his home brought joy into his heart every time he crossed it, as this was the place he loved. It was like even the river below us had stopped babbling. There were small huts built up in the trees and straight through the middle ran a babbling stream, with a waterfall at the far side of the clearing. On the soundproofed pastel wall, a huge TV screen showed a stream babbling over rocks. Cooling a bottle of white wine in a babbling brook at your picnic site is a lovely thought, but in reality it is not a sensible one. Iona's laugh, a sound like a babbling brook on a summer afternoon, broke the spell. Trees, distant mountains, slowly rolling hills of soft grass, flowers, somewhere behind her a river or brook babbling: it was the way she had always envisioned heaven. And that sickly-sweet music with birds chirping, water babbling, and the rush of wheat fields in the wind seemed brain numbing. Soon, the babbling water lulled him into a wakeful sleep. There were tall trees, wide-open plains, meandering streams, babbling brooks, rolling hills, and smart, intelligent people. It's a picture postcard scene, by a babbling stream in Tasmania's midlands - the heart of that state's grassland country. Ronan noticed Midori turning her head every so often as they walked, to admire a fine flower or to watch the babbling stream and the fish splashing in it. In fact, I tend to favour country pubs with beer gardens next to babbling streams. The idea of a little town nestling between two babbling brooks is a beautiful one and we owe it to ourselves to keep it as beautiful as possible. After the Europeans came to this island, they wiped out countless babbling brooks, streams and rivers that flowed throughout the island down from the mountain. Not far away was a clear, babbling stream of fresh water from the top of the mountain. These included waves, the song of whales, the wind through the trees, a babbling stream, rain and even the sound of grass rustling across the plains. The brook beside the castle was babbling peacefully as a warm breeze swept over the meadow. Synonyms burble, murmur, gurgle, purl, tinkle literary plash noun ˈbab(ə)lˈbæbəl 1in singular The confused sound of a group of people talking simultaneously. a babble of protest 七嘴八舌的抗议。 Example sentencesExamples This mimics the tone of real speech but sounds like the incomprehensible babble of those claymation shows on the ABC in the 1980s. Fay ably expresses the feelings of many as they try to decipher the babble of words coming from the religious sector following the tsunami. Sitting outside the bar there is a light babble of a foreign tongue trilling off the tongues of groups of people enjoying leisurely drinks. The gorgeous changing colors of the high-tech map were accompanied by sound: the babble of many meteorologists overlaid by the powerful roar of wind and waves. If children have minds like sponges that can absorb other languages effortlessly, my own grey matter seems to be more of a clam, clamped shut and deaf to the multilingual babble around me. Then a babble of talk and tension-relieving laughter breaks out. I'm picking these sounds out from the babble of the past, a raucous market fair of a landscape that stretches out as far as the eye can see. If you set a tape recorder running at a noisy party you would most likely hear something resembling a confused babble. This is the babble of many tongues as they are simultaneously translated in the glass towers in the stone city. There was a moment of silence from the others, then a babble that sounded like a catfight in a blender, some directing questions and demands at me in a torrent I couldn't follow. I banged the book shut and silenced the babble of my inner teachers. After a dozen dizzying turns past stalls crammed with fruit, meat, shoes and screws, Zuniga hears a sharp animal screech above the babble of buying and selling. In the background he could hear the voices of the passengers asking the same question in a babble of noise. I was enthusing to an old friend about this vibrant new Edinburgh I'd found - the packed cafe terraces, the babble of foreign tongues, the cosmopolitan atmosphere. When I went down to visit her we spoke in the babble that sounded to other people like a language. There was a rising babble of ‘ews’, and other sounds of sympathy and disgust. Just the babble of the 24-hour television newscasters. From an uncertain corner in another part of the pub, there was a babble of bedlam. This was what the crowd had come for and every time Caucau received the ball after that there was a babble of anticipation. Instead, American viewers will have to strain to make out whole words from the constant babble of wild sound and West Indian accents. Synonyms clamour, din, racket, confused noise, tumult, uproar, hubbub 1.1 Foolish, excited, or confused talk. 蠢话；胡言乱语 her soft voice stopped his babble 她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。 Example sentencesExamples As you can tell from my inane babble above, not much has been going on round these parts lately. That way, you'll have some idea of where I'm going with all my babble. She's makes my nonstop babble look like child's play. She had also said many other things, but to Mary it had seemed like insensible babble. He gets in touch with his Indian heritage and a wisdom drenched phrase bubbles through his drunken babble. He took my face in his hands and kissed me, silencing my endless stream of mindless babble. She had continued her endless babble when I realised that she was looking at me some what expectantly. I had been waiting a very long time for this talk with the retention officer, just so I could hear his inane babble and immediately shoot down his flimsy efforts. Make you dream about him, his movements, his gregarious nature, his constant babble. Although she was odd, silently I knew I enjoyed her insensible babble. Dose's continuous incoherent diatribe evokes in turn the babble of a madman, the discourse of a preacher or the conversation of a child. She does seem very quick to understand my situation from the tearful babble which comes out of me when I see her. Some said maybe he was Swedish, but his incomprehensible babble was little help in discovering his identity. Um, well if I'm decipher that pile of babble correctly… are you offering me a job? Lilatte shoved the pillow over her head, trying to drown out Honey's endless babble. Sam can't even muster the chutzpah to blast back at a heckler with the bile we know he can spit, instead muttering some lame babble. She stopped her excited babble and grabbed my wrist, dragging me off to math class. She pulled him off of the sofa and placed his arm around her shoulder once more, pulling him up the steps carefully, placidly listening to his babble. He had merely stood there, tall and silent, piercing her with his incessant gaze, until her words had died to a senseless babble. He'd be happy to tag along, and in return for putting up with his incessant babble, I would make him pay for gas, brew, and Taco Bell. Synonyms prattle, gabble, chatter, jabber, prating, rambling, blather, blether gibbering, gibberish, drivel informal gab, yak, yackety-yak, yabbering, yatter, twaddle British informal wittering, waffle, natter, chuntering archaic clack, twattle 1.2mass noun Background disturbance caused by interference from conversations on other telephone lines. （电信）集扰 Example sentencesExamples The resulting babble of overlapping signals can confuse the receiver. To test this, we added background babble (from the SPIN-R test) and replicated the experiment with another group of younger listeners. Synonyms noise, din, hubbub, clamour, row, uproar, hullabaloo, tumult, commotion, rumpus, fracas, pandemonium, clangour, brouhaha, disturbance 2The continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones in a stream. （溪水）潺潺作响 the babble of a brook 小溪的潺潺声。 Example sentencesExamples In fact, I don't think he even heard me, although he was barely 20 yards away and there was no other sound but the babble of the beck. The catacombs, and the lovingly tended graves within, have embalmed the lives and loves of centuries past in a deathly stillness, broken only by the babble of a passing brook. In the silence of the grove, she heard the pleasant babble of the stream, except that it was no longer a quiet sloshing. Today however, the high pitched beep beep of a truck in reverse, unloading lumber for a new house, could be heard over the babble of the stream. The sounds coming from the workshops combine with the babble of the stream to create an authentic atmosphere of the settlement of old. The pervasive pink petals of the cherry blossom trees flutter to the ground like the soft powder of a mountain peak, while the babble of the bubbling brook pervades the air. From up stream came the babble of the brook like dainty laughter. In plants, a babble of water and small molecules flows through the plasmodesmata between cells. Synonyms burble, purl, lap Derivatives babblement noun All my subliminal terrors are associated with my father who died in the babblement of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease - we were never sure which took over in the end. Example sentencesExamples That night, he and his Theresa put aside their lovers’ babblement for dialogue of a less agreeable nature. Over the thought of the babblement and the scenes of the evening, arose in my mind one question touching upon the final law of being, for which I would seek answer from this sage. All of this babblement makes this a delightful read-aloud, both for the listener, and for the adult reader who can have fun with the twitch-tickling wordplay. Philosophy, one of the poets says, is but ‘a clamorous hound, baying at her master’; the philosopher, says another, is ‘great’ only ‘in the vain babblements of fools’. Origin 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. baby from Late Middle English: Both baby and babe probably come from the way that the sound ba is repeated by very young children. Babble (Middle English) probably came from the same source, along with words such as mama (mid 16th century) and papa (late 17th century). Similar forms are found in many different languages. A person's lover or spouse has been their baby since the middle of the 19th century. The sense ‘someone's creation or special concern’ dates from later in that century—in 1890 artificial silk was referred to as its inventor's ‘new-born baby’. The proverb don't throw the baby out with the bathwater is from German. The first known appearance in English is from the Scottish historian and political philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), who wrote in 1853 that ‘The Germans say, “You must empty out the bathing-tub, but not the baby along with it”.’ Babe originally just meant ‘child’, and only later became restricted to a child too young to walk. Inexperienced people in a situation calling for experience are babes in the wood, from characters in an old ballad The Children in the Wood, whose wicked uncle wanted to steal their inheritance and abandoned them in a wood. The proverbial phrase out of the mouths of babes is used when a precocious child says something unexpectedly appropriate. It has biblical origins, being found in Psalms and the Gospel of Matthew. A babe today is generally an attractive young person. The first babes were men. In the 1870s the youngest member of a class of US military cadets was called the babe, rather like ‘the baby of the family’. The term was then used as a friendly form of address between men before it came to mean a sexy girl. See also bimbo Rhymes bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble Definition of babble in US English: babble verbˈbabəlˈbæbəl [no object] 1Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way. 唠叨；喋喋不休 they babbled on about their vacation 他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。 Example sentencesExamples They babble on about the supposed benefits of EU membership as if this referendum was about whether we should remain in the EU or withdraw from it. Scientists always love to babble on about their work, but Jennifer couldn't afford to draw attention. Ten gazillion questions that I'd like to hear posed and answered, and they babble on about our ‘go-it-alone’ policy. I babble on about style and plot, without admitting I had to re-read the first chapter three times to remind myself who George was. It's unfair to criticise here or to babble on about the facilities we have back home. He continued to babble on about how it was all my fault, but I didn't pay much attention to him. Sherrie continued to babble on and it didn't take too long before Al realised too that he had been had. Larry continued to babble on, but Guy stopped listening. How refreshing, she must have thought, as she babbled away like a four-year-old on the arm of her father. Very few successful players babble on about how great they are. Elaine did not seem to hear Lynette, as she continued to babble on about Sir Lancelot. I pursed my lips together, willing myself not to babble on uselessly about what he'd been doing wrong. My mother continued to babble on but I paid no attention. Stacey continued to babble on, totally naïve to the fact that she was causing so many eyes to focus on her. All around her, the other children happily babbled away and adults occupied themselves with inexplicable activities. It's a short one but I'm sure I'll babble on long enough to make it an actual entry. Krista continued to babble on about how one of her uncles had gone through the same thing and it all turned out just fine. Only the twinkle in his eyes betrayed his thoughts as she continued to babble on. These people babble on about how the characters in the novel were more fully developed or how the original story line was more meaningful. She continued to babble on about their eternal bond as soul mates, and Robby knew he had to tell her the truth. Synonyms prattle, rattle on, gabble, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather, blether, blither, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber 1.1reporting verb Utter something rapidly and incoherently. 嘀咕；含混不清地说 with direct speech I gasped and stared and babbled, “Look at this!” Example sentencesExamples ‘I can explain,’ he began babbling, and he stuttered constantly as he tried to explain something that I already knew. So my mother babbled some more nonsensical apologies, paid the bill, tipped the waiter, gave me a quick hug, and went dashing off. He began to babble nonsense as they took him to the shore and then up to the main cabin where the nurse's office was. ‘Ben always leaves it in there on the windowsill,’ I babbled. They all babbled their apologies to him, terrified. She babbled out, ‘Is there… is there anything I can do for you m'lord Randel?’ Cheeks burning red she babbled apologies, quickly trying to clean the tunic and the table and the floor with her shirt. Replacing her glasses and babbling apologies, Aimee scooped up her three sci-fi books and bumped into the girl again. Parents who babble nonsense to babies may be helping them learn to speak, according to new research. The young man's brows furrowed, babbling something incoherently from under his father's firm hand. I babbled something - I was obviously clueless but well-meaning - and he was gracious, then he left. He babbled nonsense for about fifteen minutes then had an intense allergic reaction. And then he looked into my eyes and babbled something, and pointed with his little fingers at my pipes. I caught up to him and they babbled their little boy babble as I introduced myself to Tommy's mom. I babbled some nonsense about making an authentic Indian meal, regretting my purchase as she rang it up. He was right; I did feel better after babbling my incoherent misgivings. Cassia squeaked and scrambled to his feet, hugging the other boy and babbling apologies. ‘If you're planning something,’ I babbled out. Didn't he babble the same gobbledygook a decade ago when he vied for the job? No, you babble thank you 18 times, swoop under his outstretched arm and bang your forehead on the doorframe. Synonyms delirious, raving, babbling, hysterical, irrational 1.2 Reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly. （不自觉地或不小心）泄露机密 he babbled to another convict while he was in jail 他在监狱里的时候无意中对另一个犯人泄露了秘密。 Example sentencesExamples It was later in the night when his father finally arrived home as his youngest sister babbled out all to his father. When the Wisconsin politicians babbled to the Press, the Press rushed back to the senator for confirmation. And I'll bet you babbled to the cops about how your brother didn't really mean to do anything wrong. Had he, on their command, babbled out everything he knew? Synonyms blurt out, blab, reveal, divulge, let slip, let out, give away, come out with 2(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound. the shallow river babbled over smooth rocks Example sentencesExamples We never have, and almost certainly never will have, that idyllic outdoor meal on a checked rug by a babbling stream, because as they say, it's all in the mind. Trees, distant mountains, slowly rolling hills of soft grass, flowers, somewhere behind her a river or brook babbling: it was the way she had always envisioned heaven. It was like even the river below us had stopped babbling. Ronan noticed Midori turning her head every so often as they walked, to admire a fine flower or to watch the babbling stream and the fish splashing in it. And that sickly-sweet music with birds chirping, water babbling, and the rush of wheat fields in the wind seemed brain numbing. After the Europeans came to this island, they wiped out countless babbling brooks, streams and rivers that flowed throughout the island down from the mountain. Iona's laugh, a sound like a babbling brook on a summer afternoon, broke the spell. Not far away was a clear, babbling stream of fresh water from the top of the mountain. Cooling a bottle of white wine in a babbling brook at your picnic site is a lovely thought, but in reality it is not a sensible one. It's a picture postcard scene, by a babbling stream in Tasmania's midlands - the heart of that state's grassland country. These included waves, the song of whales, the wind through the trees, a babbling stream, rain and even the sound of grass rustling across the plains. The little bridges that cross the babbling stream at the entrance to his home brought joy into his heart every time he crossed it, as this was the place he loved. In fact, I tend to favour country pubs with beer gardens next to babbling streams. There were tall trees, wide-open plains, meandering streams, babbling brooks, rolling hills, and smart, intelligent people. Soon, the babbling water lulled him into a wakeful sleep. They walked through some tall trees and ended up by a small babbling river, there was a small fort there, and a tent pitched outside. There were small huts built up in the trees and straight through the middle ran a babbling stream, with a waterfall at the far side of the clearing. On the soundproofed pastel wall, a huge TV screen showed a stream babbling over rocks. The idea of a little town nestling between two babbling brooks is a beautiful one and we owe it to ourselves to keep it as beautiful as possible. The brook beside the castle was babbling peacefully as a warm breeze swept over the meadow. Synonyms burble, murmur, gurgle, purl, tinkle nounˈbabəlˈbæbəl 1The sound of people talking simultaneously. the answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation in singular a confused babble of voices Example sentencesExamples In the background he could hear the voices of the passengers asking the same question in a babble of noise. This mimics the tone of real speech but sounds like the incomprehensible babble of those claymation shows on the ABC in the 1980s. From an uncertain corner in another part of the pub, there was a babble of bedlam. If you set a tape recorder running at a noisy party you would most likely hear something resembling a confused babble. I banged the book shut and silenced the babble of my inner teachers. There was a moment of silence from the others, then a babble that sounded like a catfight in a blender, some directing questions and demands at me in a torrent I couldn't follow. After a dozen dizzying turns past stalls crammed with fruit, meat, shoes and screws, Zuniga hears a sharp animal screech above the babble of buying and selling. I'm picking these sounds out from the babble of the past, a raucous market fair of a landscape that stretches out as far as the eye can see. I was enthusing to an old friend about this vibrant new Edinburgh I'd found - the packed cafe terraces, the babble of foreign tongues, the cosmopolitan atmosphere. Just the babble of the 24-hour television newscasters. This is the babble of many tongues as they are simultaneously translated in the glass towers in the stone city. Sitting outside the bar there is a light babble of a foreign tongue trilling off the tongues of groups of people enjoying leisurely drinks. There was a rising babble of ‘ews’, and other sounds of sympathy and disgust. Instead, American viewers will have to strain to make out whole words from the constant babble of wild sound and West Indian accents. When I went down to visit her we spoke in the babble that sounded to other people like a language. Fay ably expresses the feelings of many as they try to decipher the babble of words coming from the religious sector following the tsunami. This was what the crowd had come for and every time Caucau received the ball after that there was a babble of anticipation. If children have minds like sponges that can absorb other languages effortlessly, my own grey matter seems to be more of a clam, clamped shut and deaf to the multilingual babble around me. The gorgeous changing colors of the high-tech map were accompanied by sound: the babble of many meteorologists overlaid by the powerful roar of wind and waves. Then a babble of talk and tension-relieving laughter breaks out. Synonyms clamour, din, racket, confused noise, tumult, uproar, hubbub 1.1 Foolish, excited, or confused talk. 蠢话；胡言乱语 her soft voice stopped his babble 她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。 Example sentencesExamples He'd be happy to tag along, and in return for putting up with his incessant babble, I would make him pay for gas, brew, and Taco Bell. She pulled him off of the sofa and placed his arm around her shoulder once more, pulling him up the steps carefully, placidly listening to his babble. She stopped her excited babble and grabbed my wrist, dragging me off to math class. Some said maybe he was Swedish, but his incomprehensible babble was little help in discovering his identity. She had also said many other things, but to Mary it had seemed like insensible babble. He took my face in his hands and kissed me, silencing my endless stream of mindless babble. Dose's continuous incoherent diatribe evokes in turn the babble of a madman, the discourse of a preacher or the conversation of a child. She does seem very quick to understand my situation from the tearful babble which comes out of me when I see her. She's makes my nonstop babble look like child's play. He gets in touch with his Indian heritage and a wisdom drenched phrase bubbles through his drunken babble. Make you dream about him, his movements, his gregarious nature, his constant babble. As you can tell from my inane babble above, not much has been going on round these parts lately. Um, well if I'm decipher that pile of babble correctly… are you offering me a job? Sam can't even muster the chutzpah to blast back at a heckler with the bile we know he can spit, instead muttering some lame babble. He had merely stood there, tall and silent, piercing her with his incessant gaze, until her words had died to a senseless babble. I had been waiting a very long time for this talk with the retention officer, just so I could hear his inane babble and immediately shoot down his flimsy efforts. Although she was odd, silently I knew I enjoyed her insensible babble. That way, you'll have some idea of where I'm going with all my babble. Lilatte shoved the pillow over her head, trying to drown out Honey's endless babble. She had continued her endless babble when I realised that she was looking at me some what expectantly. Synonyms prattle, gabble, chatter, jabber, prating, rambling, blather, blether 2The continuous murmuring sound of flowing water. （溪水）潺潺作响 the babble of a brook 小溪的潺潺声。 Example sentencesExamples Today however, the high pitched beep beep of a truck in reverse, unloading lumber for a new house, could be heard over the babble of the stream. In fact, I don't think he even heard me, although he was barely 20 yards away and there was no other sound but the babble of the beck. In plants, a babble of water and small molecules flows through the plasmodesmata between cells. The pervasive pink petals of the cherry blossom trees flutter to the ground like the soft powder of a mountain peak, while the babble of the bubbling brook pervades the air. The sounds coming from the workshops combine with the babble of the stream to create an authentic atmosphere of the settlement of old. In the silence of the grove, she heard the pleasant babble of the stream, except that it was no longer a quiet sloshing. From up stream came the babble of the brook like dainty laughter. The catacombs, and the lovingly tended graves within, have embalmed the lives and loves of centuries past in a deathly stillness, broken only by the babble of a passing brook. Synonyms burble, purl, lap Origin 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.
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