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babiller — 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.
  • gab noun Idle talk or chatter.
  • piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

Senses

babiller is used for these senses in English:

  • babble (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
  • gab (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
  • piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

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.

gab — full definition

  1. noun Idle talk or chatter.
  2. verb To talk a lot, usually about unimportant things.

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