C2verbinformallanguage
US/ˈbæb.əl/
UK/ˈbæb.əl/
to talk quickly in a way that is silly, excited or hard to understand
In context
My baby niece babbles happily to herself every morning before anyone wakes up.
He was so nervous that he babbled on about the weather for ten minutes.
We fell asleep to the sound of a stream babbling over the rocks.
Words that go with babble
verb + adverb
- babble onShe babbled on for an hour about her holiday.
- babble awayThe children babbled away in the back of the car.
- babble incoherentlyWith a high fever, he began to babble incoherently.
verb + preposition
- babble aboutWhat is he babbling about?
adjective + noun
- babbling brookThere's a babbling brook at the bottom of the garden.
verb + noun
- babble nonsenseDon't listen to him; he's just babbling nonsense.