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Difference Between Babble and Mabble

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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

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