to babble
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4.2
- verb
- /ˈbæbəl/
- The stream babbled softly as it flowed over the rocks.
- a babbling brook
- springs babble
- sound of babbling
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Watch on YouTubeA fountain in the neighbor's yard babbles to itself, and the night air lifts the sound indoors.
- A fountain in the neighbor's yard babbles to itself, and the night air lifts the sound indoors.
Examples
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Babbling brooks often generate bad poetry, of course.
Academic text (2017) -
Beside a babbling brook, in the middle of the pristine Adirondacks.
Blog text (11) -
Whether it ends at a brook that will not babble,
Fiction book (1997) -
" I could hear voices, but the Oval was already beginning to babble."
Fiction book (1995) -
Promising my baby girl butterflies and babbling brooks.
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In the beginning of the musical journey, two- and three-year-olds babble a steady stream of nonsense syllables.
Academic text (2001) -
A fountain in the neighbor's yard babbles to itself, and the night air lifts the sound indoors.
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The enjoyment of all the sounds of nature, like the babbling brooks and roaring waterfalls, or the wind whistling through the pines.
Blog text (23) -
We enjoyed the sound of the babbling brook during our hike in the woods.
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I fell asleep to the peaceful babble of water in the nearby stream.
Synonyms
30
3.7
To make a bubbling sound like water moving in a bottle
15
2.0
To move and make soft gurgling sounds in water
8
7.5
To make a soft low sound like water moving over stones
5
4.4
To make a bubbling sound while trying to speak
1
9.3
To flow quietly and make a soft, pleasant sound like a small stream
1
9.9
To make a soft bubbling sound when liquid moves or someone pours it
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Etymology
Babble for running water comes from the same imitated sound idea, as small water makes a soft ba-like noise. So a stream that babbles is one that makes a gentle, continuous bubbling sound.