babble

babble: I ['bæbl]
nome mormorio m.; (louder) brusio m.
II 1. ['bæbl]
verbo transitivo borbottare, farfugliare [words, excuse]
2.
verbo intransitivo

[baby] balbettare; [stream] mormorare, gorgogliare

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['bæbl] 1. verb
1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?) balbettare, barbugliare

2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) mormorare
2. noun
(such talk or noises.) balbettio; mormorio

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babble /ˈbæbl/ , babblement /ˈbæblmənt/
n. (solo sing.)

1 vocio; cicaleccio; chiacchierio; voci (pl.) confuse: a babble of voices, un cicaleccio; una confusione di voci; a babble of discontent, un vocio di proteste

2 chiacchiere (pl.); ciance (pl.); blatera; sproloquio

3 balbettio (di bambino piccolo); balbettamento; prime parole (pl.)

4 cinguettio

5 mormorio (di acqua); gorgoglio; ciangottio

6 (telef.) diafonia multipla.
(to) babble /ˈbæbl/
A v. i.

1 chiacchierare a ruota libera; ciarlare; parlare a vanvera

2 lasciarsi sfuggire qc. (verità, segreto, ecc.): He babbled to his colleagues, si lasciò sfuggire il segreto con i colleghi

3 balbettare; farfugliare

4 (di bambino piccolo) balbettare; cominciare a dire le prime parole

5 (di acqua) mormorare; gorgogliare; ciangottare

B v. t.

1 (anche to babble out) lasciarsi sfuggire (la verità, un segreto, ecc.)

2 balbettare; farfugliare

3 (di bambino piccolo) balbettare
babbler
n.

1 chiacchierone; ciarlone

2 uno che non sa tenere un segreto; chiacchierone

3 = babbling brook ► babbling
babbling
A a.

1 ciarliero

2 (di acqua) mormorante; ciangottante; chiacchierino

B n. [u]

1 cicaleccio; chiacchierio; chiacchiericcio

2 (di acqua) mormorio; gorgoglio; ciangottio

● (rhyming slang, Austral.) babbling brook, cuoco.

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I ['bæbl]
nome mormorio m.; (louder) brusio m.
II 1. ['bæbl]
verbo transitivo borbottare, farfugliare [words, excuse]
2.
verbo intransitivo

[baby] balbettare; [stream] mormorare, gorgogliare

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Synonyms:

Prattle, jabber, chatter, gibber, talk inarticulately, Tell (foolishly), prate, utter, prate about / Prate, chat, gossip, palaver, tattle, be loquacious, talk idly or thoughtlessly, Blab, let out, blab about (hither and thither), Prattle, palaver, chit-chat, gabble, twaddle, chatter, balderdash, platitude, flummery, fustian, wish-wash, stuff, drivel, moonshine, fudge, trash, nonsense, gibberish, gibble-gabble, small talk, idle talk, childish or foolish talk, frothy discourse, n / Tell secrets, tattle, blab, let the cat out of the bag

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Babble — Bab ble, n. 1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. This is mere moral babble. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. [1913 Webster] The babble of our young children. Darwin. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babble — Bab ble, v. t. 1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding. [1913 Webster] These [words] he used to babble in all companies. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To disclose by too free… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babble — Bab ble (b[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled} (b[a^]b b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
babble — [n] trivial talk, often incessant blubbering, burble, chatter, clamor, drivel, gab, gabble, gibberish, gossip, gushing, idle talk, jabber, jabbering, jargon, murmur, muttering, prattle, ranting, tattling; concepts 266,278 Ant. quiet, sense,… … New thesaurus
-babble — [bab′əl] combining form jargon or wordy and confusing language related to or characteristic of a (specified) field, group, etc.: often used in nonce compounds [technobabble] * * * … Universalium
babble — index jargon (unintelligible language), prattle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
babble — vb gabble, jabber, prattle, chatter, patter, prate, gibber, gab, *chat Analogous words: *gossip, blab, tattle: converse, talk, *speak … New Dictionary of Synonyms
babble — ► VERB 1) talk rapidly in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way. 2) (of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones. ► NOUN ▪ the sound of babbling. DERIVATIVES babbler noun. ORIGIN Low German babbelen, or an… … English terms dictionary
-babble — [bab′əl] combining form jargon or wordy and confusing language related to or characteristic of a (specified) field, group, etc.: often used in nonce compounds [technobabble] … English World dictionary
babble — [bab′əl] vi. babbled, babbling [ME bablen; akin to Norw bable, Swed babbla, Ger babbeln, to prattle, L balbutire, to stammer, Sans balbuthah, stammerer: of echoic orig.] 1. to make incoherent sounds, as a baby does; prattle 2. to talk foolishly… … English World dictionary
babble — I n. childish; confused; incessant babble II v. 1) to babble ceaselessly, incessantly 2) (B) he babbled a few words to her 3) (D; intr.) to babble about * * * [ bæb(ə)l] confused incessant babble incessantly (B) he babbled a few words to her (D;… … Combinatory dictionary

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