Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I was nervous and I started to babble.
Ideges voltam, és elkezdtem hadarni.
Please don’t babble—speak slowly.
Kérlek, ne hadarj — beszélj lassan.
Kesilapan biasa:
Do not confuse babble with bubble (make bubbles).
Maksud
talk fast in a silly way
Kolokasi
babble on
|babble away
|babble incoherently
|babble nervously
|babble excitedly
|babble nonsense
|babble about nothing
|babble to yourself
|babble a reply
|babble for hours
Sinonim
chatter (more neutral and often friendly; less confused than babble)
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ramble (long and not well organized, but not necessarily fast)
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prattle (suggests childish or trivial talk)
Antonim
be silent (not speak at all)
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speak clearly (communicate in an organized, understandable way)
Tema
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Definisi
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.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I couldn’t hear over the babble in the room.
Nem hallottam a szobában lévő zsivajtól.
Kesilapan biasa:
Babble is usually uncountable; when countable it often appears in patterns like 'a babble of voices'.
Maksud
confused, continuous talk
Kolokasi
a babble of voices
|background babble
|constant babble
|in a babble
|the babble of conversation
|turn into babble
Sinonim
nonsense (focuses on lack of meaning, not necessarily fast speech)
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chatter (can be pleasant; babble is more negative/unclear)
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jabber (often louder or more frantic; can sound more harsh)
Antonim
silence (absence of sound or speech)
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clarity (speech that is understandable and organized)
Tema
communication
|daily_life
Definisi
a lot of fast, unclear talking
Speech that is rapid, continuous, and difficult to understand, often seen as foolish or meaningless.
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Don’t babble the surprise to anyone.
Ne kotyogd el a meglepetést senkinek.
I babbled the secret by mistake.
Véletlenül elkotyogtam a titkot.
Kesilapan biasa:
This sense is about revealing information, not just speaking unclearly; it often implies regret or carelessness.
Maksud
reveal secrets by talking too much
Kolokasi
babble the truth
|babble a secret
|babble details
|babble to the press
|babble to the police
|babble under pressure
Sinonim
spill (informal; often used with 'the beans')
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blurt (emphasizes suddenness; babble emphasizes uncontrolled talking)
|
let slip (often small, accidental disclosure)
Antonim
keep quiet (avoid speaking or revealing information)
|
conceal (deliberately keep something secret)
Tema
communication
|relationships
|crime_law
Definisi
to accidentally tell a secret because you talk too much
To reveal private information unintentionally or carelessly, especially by talking too much.
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
The brook babbled quietly.
A patak halkan csobogott.
Kesilapan biasa:
This is about sound; it does not mean the water is forming bubbles.
Maksud
make a gentle running-water sound
Kolokasi
a stream babbles
|a brook babbles
|water babbles
|babble along
|babble over stones
|babble in the background
Sinonim
gurgle (more irregular, throat-like sound)
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murmur (softer and less bubbly)
|
ripple (focuses more on movement than sound)
Antonim
fall silent (stop making noise)
|
roar (make a very loud water sound)
Definisi
to make a soft sound like moving water
To make a soft, continuous, bubbling or murmuring sound, especially like a small stream or fountain.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I like the babble of the river.
Szeretem a folyó csobogását.
Kesilapan biasa:
Often used with 'of': 'the babble of the brook'.
Maksud
soft sound of running water
Kolokasi
the babble of a brook
|the babble of a stream
|the gentle babble
|the soothing babble
|listen to the babble
Sinonim
murmur (general soft sound; babble is specifically bubbly/stream-like)
|
gurgle (more uneven, sometimes louder sound)
Antonim
silence (no sound)
|
din (loud, unpleasant noise)
Definisi
the gentle sound of moving water
A soft, continuous bubbling or murmuring sound, especially the sound made by a small stream of flowing water.
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
My baby babbles a lot.
A kisbabám sokat gügyög.
Kesilapan biasa:
Babble for babies is normal and positive; for adults it is often negative (confused talk).
Maksud
make baby-like speech sounds
Kolokasi
babble happily
|babble to you
|babble in the crib
|start babbling
|babble sounds
|baby babbles
Sinonim
coo (softer baby sounds; not necessarily speech-like)
|
gurgle (often refers to throat sounds in babies)
Antonim
be quiet (make no sound)
|
speak (use real words clearly)
Tema
family
|health
|language_learning
Definisi
when a baby makes early talking sounds
To produce repeated, meaningless speech-like sounds, especially as a baby learning to speak.