babble

• Nom désignant une parole incohérente ou dénuée de sens, souvent semblable aux sons d'un bébé, ou un mélange confus de sons.

A noun referring to meaningless or incoherent speech, often resembling the sounds of a baby, or a confused mixture of sounds.

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1. Baby talk or gibberishA2informal

   Incoherent or meaningless sounds, especially those made by a baby.

   Babillage

   • The baby's babble was adorable but impossible to understand.
   • She listened to the infant's babble with a smile.
   • The room was filled with the babble of toddlers playing.

   Synonymesbabblingblatherburblingdrivelgibberishjabbernonsenseprattle

2. Foolish or incoherent talkB1informal

   Speech that is confused, foolish, or hard to follow.

   Bavardage incohérent

   • His explanation was just babble; no one could follow it.
   • Stop your babble and get to the point.
   • The drunk man's babble made no sense to anyone.

   Synonymesblatherdrivelgibberishjabbermumbo jumbononsenseprattletwaddle

3. Bubbling sound of waterB2formal

   A continuous, low, bubbling noise, like that of a stream or brook.

   Murmure de l'eau

   • We could hear the babble of the creek from our campsite.
   • The gentle babble of the fountain was very relaxing.
   • The stream's babble was the only sound in the quiet forest.

   Synonymesburblegurglemurmurplashpurl

4. Reveal secretsB2informal

   To talk carelessly or reveal confidential information.

   Révéler des secrets

   • He babble the secret to everyone at the party.
   • She couldn't help but babble about the surprise.
   • Don't babble the details of the plan to outsiders.

• Verbe désignant l'action de parler rapidement et de manière continue, de façon absurde, excitée ou indistincte. Il peut aussi signifier produire un bruit léger et continu, comme un ruisseau.

A verb used to indicate the act of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

1. To make baby-like soundsA2informal

   To produce sounds that resemble the incoherent or meaningless speech of an infant.

   babiller (sens bébé)

   • The baby babbled happily in her crib.
   • He babbled nonsense while playing with his toys.
   • She babbled a string of sounds that no one could understand.

   Synonymesburblecoogabblegibbergurglejabberprattle

2. To talk incoherentlyB1informal

   To speak in a rapid, confused, or unintelligible manner.

   parler de manière incohérente

   • The old man babbled about his past for hours.
   • She babbled nervously during the interview.
   • He babbled on about his conspiracy theories.

   Synonymesblatherchatterdrivelgabblegibberjabbermaunderprattleramblerattle

   Antonymesarticulateenunciatepronounce

3. To talk foolishlyB1informal

   To speak in a silly or foolish way, often without thinking.

   déblatérer

   • Stop babbling and focus on the task.
   • He babbled some excuse about being late.
   • She babbled on about her new shoes for twenty minutes.

   Synonymesblatherchatterdrivelgabblegibberjabbermaunderprateprattleramble

   Antonymesconsiderdeliberateponderreasonthink

4. To flow with a bubbling soundB2formal

   To flow or move with a continuous murmuring or bubbling noise, like a stream.

   murmurer en bouillonnant

   • The brook babbled gently over the stones.
   • Water babbled in the fountain in the garden.
   • The stream babbled its way through the forest.

   Synonymesbubbleburblegurglemurmurplashpurlripple

5. To reveal secretsB2informal

   To divulge confidential information or secrets, often unintentionally.

   Révéler des secrets

   • He babbled the secret to his friend after a few drinks.
   • She babbled about the surprise party before it was ready.
   • The spy babbled under interrogation.

   Synonymesblabblurtdisclosedivulgeleakrevealspilltattle

   Antonymesconcealhidekeepsuppresswithhold

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