babble
gb/bˈæbəl/ us/bˈæbəl/
B2
Engels
hadar, hablatyol, zsivaj, hablaty, elkotyog, kifecseg, csobog, csobogás, gügyög
WERKWOORD
B2
1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I was nervous and I started to babble.
Ideges voltam, és elkezdtem hadarni.
Please don’t babble—speak slowly.
Kérlek, ne hadarj — beszélj lassan.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse babble with bubble (make bubbles).
Betekenis
talk fast in a silly way
Woordcombinaties
babble on
|babble away
|babble incoherently
|babble nervously
|babble excitedly
|babble nonsense
|babble about nothing
|babble to yourself
|babble a reply
|babble for hours
Synoniemen
chatter (more neutral and often friendly; less confused than babble)
|
ramble (long and not well organized, but not necessarily fast)
|
prattle (suggests childish or trivial talk)
Antoniemen
be silent (not speak at all)
|
speak clearly (communicate in an organized, understandable way)
Thema's
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Definitie
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.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
2
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I couldn’t hear over the babble in the room.
Nem hallottam a szobában lévő zsivajtól.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Babble is usually uncountable; when countable it often appears in patterns like 'a babble of voices'.
Betekenis
confused, continuous talk
Woordcombinaties
a babble of voices
|background babble
|constant babble
|in a babble
|the babble of conversation
|turn into babble
Synoniemen
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)
Antoniemen
silence (absence of sound or speech)
|
clarity (speech that is understandable and organized)
Thema's
communication
|daily_life
Definitie
a lot of fast, unclear talking
Speech that is rapid, continuous, and difficult to understand, often seen as foolish or meaningless.
WERKWOORD
C1
3
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Don’t babble the surprise to anyone.
Ne kotyogd el a meglepetést senkinek.
I babbled the secret by mistake.
Véletlenül elkotyogtam a titkot.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This sense is about revealing information, not just speaking unclearly; it often implies regret or carelessness.
Betekenis
reveal secrets by talking too much
Woordcombinaties
babble the truth
|babble a secret
|babble details
|babble to the press
|babble to the police
|babble under pressure
Synoniemen
spill (informal; often used with 'the beans')
|
blurt (emphasizes suddenness; babble emphasizes uncontrolled talking)
|
let slip (often small, accidental disclosure)
Antoniemen
keep quiet (avoid speaking or revealing information)
|
conceal (deliberately keep something secret)
Thema's
communication
|relationships
|crime_law
Definitie
to accidentally tell a secret because you talk too much
To reveal private information unintentionally or carelessly, especially by talking too much.
WERKWOORD
C1
LITERARY
4
csobog
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The brook babbled quietly.
A patak halkan csobogott.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This is about sound; it does not mean the water is forming bubbles.
Betekenis
make a gentle running-water sound
Woordcombinaties
a stream babbles
|a brook babbles
|water babbles
|babble along
|babble over stones
|babble in the background
Synoniemen
gurgle (more irregular, throat-like sound)
|
murmur (softer and less bubbly)
|
ripple (focuses more on movement than sound)
Antoniemen
fall silent (stop making noise)
|
roar (make a very loud water sound)
Thema's
nature
|sound
Definitie
to make a soft sound like moving water
To make a soft, continuous, bubbling or murmuring sound, especially like a small stream or fountain.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
C1
LITERARY
5
csobogás
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I like the babble of the river.
Szeretem a folyó csobogását.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Often used with 'of': 'the babble of the brook'.
Betekenis
soft sound of running water
Woordcombinaties
the babble of a brook
|the babble of a stream
|the gentle babble
|the soothing babble
|listen to the babble
Synoniemen
murmur (general soft sound; babble is specifically bubbly/stream-like)
|
gurgle (more uneven, sometimes louder sound)
Antoniemen
silence (no sound)
|
din (loud, unpleasant noise)
Thema's
nature
|sound
Definitie
the gentle sound of moving water
A soft, continuous bubbling or murmuring sound, especially the sound made by a small stream of flowing water.
WERKWOORD
B2
6
gügyög
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
My baby babbles a lot.
A kisbabám sokat gügyög.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Babble for babies is normal and positive; for adults it is often negative (confused talk).
Betekenis
make baby-like speech sounds
Woordcombinaties
babble happily
|babble to you
|babble in the crib
|start babbling
|babble sounds
|baby babbles
Synoniemen
coo (softer baby sounds; not necessarily speech-like)
|
gurgle (often refers to throat sounds in babies)
Antoniemen
be quiet (make no sound)
|
speak (use real words clearly)
Thema's
family
|health
|language_learning
Definitie
when a baby makes early talking sounds
To produce repeated, meaningless speech-like sounds, especially as a baby learning to speak.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
babble
IPA
GB/bˈæbəl/
US/bˈæbəl/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
babble (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (babble)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: babble
- Plural: babble
Verb
- Base: babble
- 3rd Person Singular: babbles
- Present Participle: babbling
- Past: babbled
Woordfamilie
Forms
babbles
verb
babbling
verb
babbled
verb
Advanced or less common
babbler
noun
Uitdrukkingen
babble away
1/bˈæbəl əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
talk continuously, often cheerfully
to keep talking for a long time
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The children babbled away in the car.
babble on
1/bˈæbəl ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
keep talking for too long
to continue talking too much
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- He babbled on about his problems.
babble out
1/bˈæbəl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
blurt out a secret
to say a secret by mistake
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- 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
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- There is a babbling brook near our house.