Babble vs. Mabble — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Babble and Mabble
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Definitions
Babble➦
Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
They babbled on about their holiday
Mabble➦
To wrap up.
Babble➦
(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound
The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks
Mabble➦
To wrap up.
Babble➦
The sound of people talking simultaneously
A confused babble of voices
The answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation
Babble➦
The continuous murmuring sound of flowing water
The babble of a brook
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Babble➦
To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds
Babies babble before they can talk.
Babble➦
To talk foolishly or idly; chatter
"As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent" (Oliver Sacks).
Babble➦
To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
Babble➦
To utter rapidly and indistinctly
"Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together" (Julia Whitty).
Babble➦
To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
Babble➦
Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
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Babble➦
Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
Babble➦
A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
Babble➦
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.
Babble➦
(intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
Babble➦
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
Babble➦
(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
Babble➦
(transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
Babble➦
(transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
Babble➦
Idle talk; senseless prattle
Babble➦
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Babble➦
A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
Babble➦
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
Babble➦
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
Babble➦
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
Babble➦
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
In every babbling brook he finds a friend.
Babble➦
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
These [words] he used to babble in all companies.
Babble➦
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
Babble➦
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
Babble➦
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
The babble of our young children.
The babble of the stream.
Babble➦
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Babble➦
Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way;
The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
Babble➦
To talk foolishly;
The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Babble➦
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
Babbling brooks
Babble➦
Divulge confidential information or secrets;
Be careful--his secretary talks
