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babble
Overview of noun babble
The noun babble has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. babble, babbling, lallation -- (gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
Overview of verb babble
The verb babble has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) babble -- (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention")
2. (2) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither -- (to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby")
3. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle -- (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks")
4. spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out -- (divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun babble
1 sense of babble
Sense 1
babble, babbling, lallation
=> gibberish, gibber
=> nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun babble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun babble
1 sense of babble
Sense 1
babble, babbling, lallation
=> gibberish, gibber
Antonyms of noun babble
Member Holonyms of noun babble
Substance Holonyms of noun babble
Part Holonyms of noun babble
Member Meronyms of noun babble
Substance Meronyms of noun babble
Part Meronyms of noun babble
Meronyms of noun babble
Holonyms of noun babble
Attributes of noun babble
Derived Forms of noun babble
1 sense of babble
Sense 1
babble, babbling, lallation
RELATED TO>(verb) babble#1
=> babble
RELATED TO>(verb) babble#2
=> babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
Domain of noun babble
Domain Terms of noun babble
Familiarity of noun babble
babble used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun babble
1 sense of babble
Sense 1
babble, babbling, lallation
> gibberish, gibber
=> abracadabra
=> babble, babbling, lallation
=> blather, blatherskite
=> double Dutch
=> double talk
=> jabber, jabbering, gabble
=> mumbo jumbo
Meronyms of noun babble
1 sense of babble
Holonyms of noun babble
Grep of noun babble
babble
babbler
ecobabble
eurobabble
psychobabble
technobabble
Antonyms of verb babble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb babble
4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
=> cause to be perceived
Sense 4
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb babble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb babble
4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
Sense 4
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
'Cause To' of verb babble
Derived Forms of verb babble
2 of 4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
RELATED TO>(noun) babbler#1
=> chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
RELATED TO>(noun) babble#1
=> babble, babbling, lallation
RELATED TO>(noun) babbling#1
=> babble, babbling, lallation
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
RELATED TO>(noun) babbler#1
=> chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
RELATED TO>(noun) babble#1
=> babble, babbling, lallation
RELATED TO>(noun) babbling#1
=> babble, babbling, lallation
Domain of verb babble
Domain Terms of verb babble
Familiarity of verb babble
babble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb babble
4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
EX: Sam and Sue babble
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
EX: Sam and Sue babble
Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb babble
4 senses of babble
Sense 1
babble
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
> sound, go
=> snarl
=> whistle, sing
=> blow
=> ting
=> make noise, resound, noise
=> splat
=> twang
=> clang, clangor
=> clank
=> clangor, clangour
=> boom, boom out
=> drum, beat, thrum
=> rattle
=> tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
=> resonate, vibrate
=> tweet, twirp
=> skirl
=> gurgle
=> glug
=> blow
=> whish
=> guggle
=> ping
=> pink, ping, knock
=> trump
=> squelch
=> chug
=> ring, peal
=> buzz, bombinate, bombilate
=> chime
=> rustle
=> snap, crack
=> crack
=> honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
=> whistle
=> resound, echo, ring, reverberate
=> thud, thump
=> clop, clump, clunk, plunk
=> patter, pitter-patter
=> tap, rap, knock, pink
=> click, tick
=> chatter, click
=> pop
=> tinkle, tink, clink, chink
=> splash, splosh, slosh, slush
=> hum, thrum
=> bleep
=> rumble, grumble
=> boom, din
=> bang
=> ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> lap, swish, swosh, swoosh
=> drone
=> whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
=> roll
Sense 4
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> blackwash
=> muckrake
=> blow
=> out
=> come out of the closet, out, come out
=> spring
=> betray, bewray
=> confide
=> leak
=> spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> reveal
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb babble
Sense 1
babble
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Sense 2
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
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Sense 3
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> sound, go
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Sense 4
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
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Grep of verb babble
babble
babble out
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