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as in chatting
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled
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as in talking
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home
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Recent Examples of babbling
Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook. —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress. —Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for babbling
Noun
Are the adults responding to the cooing and babbling of kids who are not old enough to talk, but who are definitely old enough to learn and to develop their brains' power? —Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook. —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Encouraged to see Jones sorta respond, Mackie kept babbling on and on and on about his dad, unaware that everyone else in the room was cringing. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress. —Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for babbling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babbling
Noun
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pair seemed to remain friends as they were spotted chatting at Justin Bieber's birthday party in 2022.— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Catch him chatting with patrons and performing original music at the bar well into the night.— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Is there an art to talking to famous people who are famously stoic about their personal life and famously put up boundaries everywhere?— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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There’s Larry Gagosian talking with Richard Serra with Tony Shafrazi in front of them.— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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The bizarre reality of daily life in a Southeast Asian scam compound—the tactics, the tone, the mix of cruelty and upbeat corporate prattle—is revealed at an unprecedented level of resolution in a leak of documents to WIRED from a whistleblower inside one such sprawling fraud operation.— Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Predators respond with head shaking, gaping, drooling, and frantic licking.— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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But Cremily won over teams and venues with a story worth drooling over.— Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Fashionable guests of all ages mingle and mix in common areas, conversing about everything from stocks to cocktails.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
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After all, though the two are conversing on her birthday, the audience learns that Robert died a week prior.— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hardcore Survivor fans love to discuss and debate the intricacies of the game and their favorite seasons and winners in the same way that sports fans enjoy chattering nonstop about their teams.— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
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This is the shelter’s busiest season, making for the film’s most vibrant, chattering section, and Hélène adapts well to the rhythm and volume of whatever company rolls in, while occasionally retreating to the woods for some respite.— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
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At times, the discussion became tense, with some attendees shouting at commissioners and reacting loudly after votes.— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Honestly, at this point, trying to fake some empathy and some actual forgiveness for these people would be faster for Dorit than to just keep shouting them down.— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Babbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/babbling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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