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The correct spelling is babbling.
How to pronounce babbling
verb
Say it like: Bab-bli-ng
The correct spelling is babbling. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds For example: "The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything."
Usage Examples
“The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.”
“Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- 2.To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
- 3.To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
- 4.To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
- 5.To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
noun
- 1.A stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
- 2.Sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
- 3.Idle senseless talk; prattle.
- 4.A confused murmur, as of a stream.
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