to babble

Examples

• All

• Does he still babble on about kings and armies of Sha Sin?

  Fiction book (1990)

• During the discussion, he began to babble nonsensically, making everyone laugh.

• And she very quickly said no and continued to Babble about the same things.

• And if you guess and babble it about, you do me no good service.

  A Man for All Seasons (1966)

• The more they babble, the more they drown out the memory of her voice.

  A Man Called Otto (2022)

• What are you babbling about?

  Abraham And Lincoln (2007)

• I'm sorry I'm babbling on here, Paul.

• If you can't tell, I feel like I'm babbling a lot about them.

• "My God," he thought, "I'm babbling, and it's only nine-fifteen in the morning."

  Fiction book (1993)

• Three hours later, Brother Golic returned babbling incoherently about some kind of beast.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

M

to mumble

vsto babble

103 4.9

To speak in a low, unclear voice that is hard to understand

is unclear too but usually due to speed and foolishness rather than volume

R

to ramble

vsto babble

• Informal

48 5.3

To talk or write for a long time without a clear point

is more about fast, silly sounds than drawn-out confusion

R

to ramble on

vsto babble

• Informal

15 6.2

Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things

is usually brief and unintelligible rather than long and aimless

Y

to yammer

vsto babble

• Informal

14 9.0

Talk loudly for a long time while complaining

is similar in annoyance but focuses more on silly unintelligible sounds

B

to blather

vsto babble

• Informal

12 8.0

To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense

is often quicker and more incoherent rather than long and dull

J

to jabber

vsto babble

• Informal

8 6.5

To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand

is equally quick but more silly and often meaningless

B

to blither

vsto babble

7 9.9

To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning

tends to be faster and more noisy rather than only foolish

G

to gibber

vsto babble

5 8.6

To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited

covers the same unintelligible speech but with silliness added

R

to rattle on

vsto babble

• Informal

5 6.6

To talk for a long time about small boring things

is shorter and more incoherent rather than long and tiresome

S

to splutter

vsto babble

4 7.5

To speak in short, broken sounds when angry or shocked

is more continuous noisy nonsense rather than brief explosive speech

S

to slur

vsto babble

3 6.3

To speak so the words run together and are hard to understand

is muddled too but often from rapid, silly noise rather than slurring

G

to gabble

vsto babble

1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

is closer to meaningless noise rather than just trivial talk

D

to drivel

vsto babble

1 7.0

To talk in a silly way that makes no sense

is similar but usually faster and often unintelligible

J

to jibber

vsto babble

1 9.9

To speak very fast so others cannot understand

is similar but often more playful or foolish in tone

B

to blether

vsto babble

• UK

1 9.9

To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way

is more about rapid, hard to understand sounds than long chat

B

to bibble

vsto babble

• Archaic

9.9

To speak quickly in a confused or silly way

matches this incoherence but can also be more babbling and silly

T

to twaddle

vsto babble

• Archaic

9.0

To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way

is less about length and more about being incoherent noise

B

to bla

vsto babble

• Informal

9.9

To talk in a boring way without saying anything useful

is more lively and often unintelligible rather than merely boring

B

to blellum

vsto babble

• Slang

9.9

To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way

is typically faster and more chaotic in sound than mere chatter

M

to maunder

vsto babble

• UK

9.9

To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things

is generally quicker and more senseless rather than merely rambling

Antonyms

A

to articulate

85 4.4

To say or write your ideas clearly so others understand

S

to speak clearly

7 1.0

Say words so other people can easily understand you

Phrasal Verbs

B

to babble out

• Informal

8.0

To tell secrets without thinking

Compounds

E

edu-babble

• Slang

9.9

Confusing education words that sound important but mean little

Y

yoga-babble

• Slang

9.9

Talk about yoga that uses many words people find hard to understand

How Coherent

to speak

∞ 1.0

to prattle

9 8.4

mutter

18 4.4

to mumble

103 4.9

to babble

75 4.4

to gibber

5 8.6

Surface Forms

Etymology