babbler

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any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae (found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia)
someone who babbles
{n} an idle or great talker, a telltale
A name given to any one of a family (Timalinæ) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
{i} one who chatters; gossiper; type of bird from the passerine birds that has a loud babbling call (Zoology); tape recording of several voices talking simultaneously that is used as an anti-bugging apparatus to prevent or disturb eavesdropping
any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets
A hound too noisy on finding a good scent
babble
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle
babble
{v} i. to talk idly or much, to tell secret
babble
{n} idle talk, chat
Arabian babbler
{i} (Zoology) brown babbler
Babble
babblement
Babble
babblery
babble
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones
babble
Often a form of Fundie expression Babble [verb] [OW] consists of repetitive, incoherent and/or undocumented speech See also piffle and chanting
babble
  In transmission systems, the aggregate of crosstalk induced in a given line by all other lines
babble
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur
babble
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles
babble
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
babble
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babble
A sound of or alike that which of flowing water
babble
to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
babble
To talk much; to chatter; to prate
babble
{i} chatter, prattle; muttering; gushing, bubbling
babble
divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
babble
You can refer to people's voices as a babble of sound when they are excited and confused, preventing you from understanding what they are saying. Kemp knocked loudly so as to be heard above the high babble of voices
babble
If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way. Momma babbled on and on about how he was ruining me They all babbled simultaneously `Er, hello, viewers,' he babbled
babble
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret
babble
Speechlike but meaningless sounds made by children from the ages of around 3 months through 1 year
babble
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding
babble
The aggregate crosstalk from a large number of communications channels
babble
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words
babble
Inarticulate speech, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel; constant or confused murmur
babble
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
babble
Crosstalk from multiple channels or circuits
babble
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
babble
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
babble
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
babble
{f} chatter; mumble; gush, bubble
babble
the first stage in the infant’s progress towards speech production, highlighted by the playful production of universally recognizable single-consonant and vowel-like sounds and repetitive syllable strings
babblers
plural of babbler
babblers
timaliidae
babbler

    Hyphenation

    bab·bler

    Turkish pronunciation

    bäblır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbablər/ /ˈbæblɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'ba-b&l ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin.
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