单词 | babble |
释义 | bab·ble (băbəl) v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles v.intr. 1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk. 2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter: "As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent" (Oliver Sacks). 3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water. v.tr. 1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly: "Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together" (Julia Whitty). 2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration. n. 1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds. 2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter. 3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water. [Middle English babelen.] |
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