babble
gb/bˈæbəl/ us/bˈæbəl/
B2
Английски
hadar, hablatyol, zsivaj, hablaty, elkotyog, kifecseg, csobog, csobogás, gügyög
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
1
Модел на употреба:
[someone] babbles (about [something])
As soon as she saw the puppy, she started babbling with excitement.
Amint meglátta a kiskutyát, izgalmában hadarni kezdett.
He was so tired he began to babble and lose his train of thought.
Annyira fáradt volt, hogy hadarni kezdett, és elvesztette a gondolat fonalát.
Stop babbling and tell me what actually happened.
Примери за учащи
I was nervous and I started to babble.
Ideges voltam, és elkezdtem hadarni.
Please don’t babble—speak slowly.
Kérlek, ne hadarj — beszélj lassan.
Честа грешка:
Do not confuse babble with bubble (make bubbles).
Значение
talk fast in a silly way
Колокации
babble on
|babble away
|babble incoherently
|babble nervously
|babble excitedly
|babble nonsense
|babble about nothing
|babble to yourself
|babble a reply
|babble for hours
Синоними
chatter (more neutral and often friendly; less confused than babble)
|
ramble (long and not well organized, but not necessarily fast)
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prattle (suggests childish or trivial talk)
Антоними
be silent (not speak at all)
|
speak clearly (communicate in an organized, understandable way)
Теми
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Определение
to talk too much and too fast, in a confused way
To talk rapidly and continuously in a way that is confused, silly, or hard to understand, often because of excitement, nervousness, or tiredness.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
B2
2
Модел на употреба:
a babble (of [voices])
In the café there was a constant babble of voices.
A kávézóban állandó zsivaj volt a sok beszédtől.
His explanation was just babble to me.
A magyarázata számomra csak hablaty volt.
The meeting dissolved into babble and side conversations.
Примери за учащи
I couldn’t hear over the babble in the room.
Nem hallottam a szobában lévő zsivajtól.
Честа грешка:
Babble is usually uncountable; when countable it often appears in patterns like 'a babble of voices'.
Значение
confused, continuous talk
Колокации
a babble of voices
|background babble
|constant babble
|in a babble
|the babble of conversation
|turn into babble
Синоними
nonsense (focuses on lack of meaning, not necessarily fast speech)
|
chatter (can be pleasant; babble is more negative/unclear)
|
jabber (often louder or more frantic; can sound more harsh)
Антоними
silence (absence of sound or speech)
|
clarity (speech that is understandable and organized)
Теми
communication
|daily_life
Определение
a lot of fast, unclear talking
Speech that is rapid, continuous, and difficult to understand, often seen as foolish or meaningless.
ГЛАГОЛ
C1
3
Модел на употреба:
[someone] babbles (about [something]) / babble [something] to [someone]
He babbled the plan to a coworker after a few drinks.
Pár ital után elkotyogta a tervet egy munkatársának.
She promised she wouldn’t babble, but she told her sister everything.
Megígérte, hogy nem kotyogja el, de a húgának mindent elmondott.
Under questioning, he began to babble details he should have kept to himself.
Примери за учащи
Don’t babble the surprise to anyone.
Ne kotyogd el a meglepetést senkinek.
I babbled the secret by mistake.
Véletlenül elkotyogtam a titkot.
Честа грешка:
This sense is about revealing information, not just speaking unclearly; it often implies regret or carelessness.
Значение
reveal secrets by talking too much
Колокации
babble the truth
|babble a secret
|babble details
|babble to the press
|babble to the police
|babble under pressure
Синоними
spill (informal; often used with 'the beans')
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blurt (emphasizes suddenness; babble emphasizes uncontrolled talking)
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let slip (often small, accidental disclosure)
Антоними
keep quiet (avoid speaking or revealing information)
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conceal (deliberately keep something secret)
Теми
communication
|relationships
|crime_law
Определение
to accidentally tell a secret because you talk too much
To reveal private information unintentionally or carelessly, especially by talking too much.
ГЛАГОЛ
C1
LITERARY
4
csobog
B1
Модел на употреба:
[water/stream/fountain] babbles
A small stream babbled over the rocks behind the house.
Egy kis patak csobogott a kövek között a ház mögött.
Water babbled softly in the garden fountain.
A kerti szökőkútban halkan csobogott a víz.
They sat near the creek and listened as it babbled past.
Примери за учащи
The brook babbled quietly.
A patak halkan csobogott.
Честа грешка:
This is about sound; it does not mean the water is forming bubbles.
Значение
make a gentle running-water sound
Колокации
a stream babbles
|a brook babbles
|water babbles
|babble along
|babble over stones
|babble in the background
Синоними
gurgle (more irregular, throat-like sound)
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murmur (softer and less bubbly)
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ripple (focuses more on movement than sound)
Антоними
fall silent (stop making noise)
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roar (make a very loud water sound)
Теми
nature
|sound
Определение
to make a soft sound like moving water
To make a soft, continuous, bubbling or murmuring sound, especially like a small stream or fountain.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
C1
LITERARY
5
csobogás
B1
Модел на употреба:
the babble of [a stream/water]
The babble of the brook helped her fall asleep.
A patak csobogása segített neki elaludni.
They could hear the babble of water somewhere in the dark.
Hallották a víz csobogását valahol a sötétben.
Morning birdsong mixed with the babble from the stream.
Примери за учащи
I like the babble of the river.
Szeretem a folyó csobogását.
Честа грешка:
Often used with 'of': 'the babble of the brook'.
Значение
soft sound of running water
Колокации
the babble of a brook
|the babble of a stream
|the gentle babble
|the soothing babble
|listen to the babble
Синоними
murmur (general soft sound; babble is specifically bubbly/stream-like)
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gurgle (more uneven, sometimes louder sound)
Антоними
silence (no sound)
|
din (loud, unpleasant noise)
Теми
nature
|sound
Определение
the gentle sound of moving water
A soft, continuous bubbling or murmuring sound, especially the sound made by a small stream of flowing water.
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
6
gügyög
B1
Модел на употреба:
[baby/child] babbles
The baby babbled happily in her high chair.
A kisbaba vidáman gügyögött az etetőszékében.
He started babbling at around six months.
Körülbelül hat hónapos korában kezdett gügyögni.
She babbled sounds that almost resembled words.
Примери за учащи
My baby babbles a lot.
A kisbabám sokat gügyög.
Честа грешка:
Babble for babies is normal and positive; for adults it is often negative (confused talk).
Значение
make baby-like speech sounds
Колокации
babble happily
|babble to you
|babble in the crib
|start babbling
|babble sounds
|baby babbles
Синоними
coo (softer baby sounds; not necessarily speech-like)
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gurgle (often refers to throat sounds in babies)
Антоними
be quiet (make no sound)
|
speak (use real words clearly)
Теми
family
|health
|language_learning
Определение
when a baby makes early talking sounds
To produce repeated, meaningless speech-like sounds, especially as a baby learning to speak.
Граматика
Речникова форма
babble
IPA
GB/bˈæbəl/
US/bˈæbəl/
Срички и ударение
babble (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (babble)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: babble
- Plural: babble
Verb
- Base: babble
- 3rd Person Singular: babbles
- Present Participle: babbling
- Past: babbled
Семейство думи
Forms
babbles
verb
babbling
verb
babbled
verb
Advanced or less common
babbler
noun
Изрази
babble away
1/bˈæbəl əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
talk continuously, often cheerfully
to keep talking for a long time
Примери
- She babbled away about her trip while we cooked dinner.
- The kids babbled away in the back seat.
- He sat beside her, babbling away to fill the silence.
Примери за учащи
- The children babbled away in the car.
babble on
1/bˈæbəl ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
keep talking for too long
to continue talking too much
Примери
- He babbled on about his new diet for the entire train ride.
- I stopped listening when she started babbling on.
- The presenter babbled on instead of answering the question.
Примери за учащи
- He babbled on about his problems.
babble out
1/bˈæbəl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
blurt out a secret
to say a secret by mistake
Примери
- Under pressure, he babbled out the password.
- She babbled out the surprise before we could stop her.
- He panicked and babbled out a name he shouldn’t have mentioned.
Примери за учащи
- He babbled out the secret.
babbling brook
1/bˈæbəlɪŋ bɹˈʊk/
fixed phrase
literary
a gently noisy small stream
a small stream with a soft sound
Примери
- Their cabin sat beside a babbling brook.
- We followed the trail along a babbling brook through the woods.
- She wrote with the sound of a babbling brook outside her window.
Примери за учащи
- There is a babbling brook near our house.