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lörpötellä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  • blab verb To talk carelessly about something that should be kept private.
  • blabber verb To talk on and on without much sense; to ramble.
  • blather verb To talk rapidly without making much sense.
  • chat verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • gabble verb To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.

Senses

lörpötellä is used for these senses in English:

  • babble (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
  • blab (ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  • blabber To blab; to reveal a secret.
  • blather (intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
  • chat To be engaged in informal conversation.
  • chatter (intransitive) To talk idly.
  • gabble (ambitransitive) To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
  • kibitz (intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.

babble — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
  3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.

blab — full definition

  1. verb To talk carelessly about something that should be kept private.
  2. noun Someone who talks too freely about things meant to stay secret.

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