babble
gb/bˈæbəl/ us/bˈæbəl/
B2
Kiingereza
hadar, hablatyol, zsivaj, hablaty, elkotyog, kifecseg, csobog, csobogás, gügyög
KITENZI
B2
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I was nervous and I started to babble.
Ideges voltam, és elkezdtem hadarni.
Please don’t babble—speak slowly.
Kérlek, ne hadarj — beszélj lassan.
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse babble with bubble (make bubbles).
Maana
talk fast in a silly way
Miunganiko ya maneno
babble on
|babble away
|babble incoherently
|babble nervously
|babble excitedly
|babble nonsense
|babble about nothing
|babble to yourself
|babble a reply
|babble for hours
Visawe
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)
Vinyume
be silent (not speak at all)
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speak clearly (communicate in an organized, understandable way)
Mada
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
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.
NOMINO
B2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I couldn’t hear over the babble in the room.
Nem hallottam a szobában lévő zsivajtól.
Kosa la kawaida:
Babble is usually uncountable; when countable it often appears in patterns like 'a babble of voices'.
Maana
confused, continuous talk
Miunganiko ya maneno
a babble of voices
|background babble
|constant babble
|in a babble
|the babble of conversation
|turn into babble
Visawe
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)
Vinyume
silence (absence of sound or speech)
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clarity (speech that is understandable and organized)
Mada
communication
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
a lot of fast, unclear talking
Speech that is rapid, continuous, and difficult to understand, often seen as foolish or meaningless.
KITENZI
C1
3
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Don’t babble the surprise to anyone.
Ne kotyogd el a meglepetést senkinek.
I babbled the secret by mistake.
Véletlenül elkotyogtam a titkot.
Kosa la kawaida:
This sense is about revealing information, not just speaking unclearly; it often implies regret or carelessness.
Maana
reveal secrets by talking too much
Miunganiko ya maneno
babble the truth
|babble a secret
|babble details
|babble to the press
|babble to the police
|babble under pressure
Visawe
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)
Vinyume
keep quiet (avoid speaking or revealing information)
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conceal (deliberately keep something secret)
Mada
communication
|relationships
|crime_law
Ufafanuzi
to accidentally tell a secret because you talk too much
To reveal private information unintentionally or carelessly, especially by talking too much.
KITENZI
C1
LITERARY
4
csobog
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The brook babbled quietly.
A patak halkan csobogott.
Kosa la kawaida:
This is about sound; it does not mean the water is forming bubbles.
Maana
make a gentle running-water sound
Miunganiko ya maneno
a stream babbles
|a brook babbles
|water babbles
|babble along
|babble over stones
|babble in the background
Visawe
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)
Vinyume
fall silent (stop making noise)
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roar (make a very loud water sound)
Mada
nature
|sound
Ufafanuzi
to make a soft sound like moving water
To make a soft, continuous, bubbling or murmuring sound, especially like a small stream or fountain.
NOMINO
C1
LITERARY
5
csobogás
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I like the babble of the river.
Szeretem a folyó csobogását.
Kosa la kawaida:
Often used with 'of': 'the babble of the brook'.
Maana
soft sound of running water
Miunganiko ya maneno
the babble of a brook
|the babble of a stream
|the gentle babble
|the soothing babble
|listen to the babble
Visawe
murmur (general soft sound; babble is specifically bubbly/stream-like)
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gurgle (more uneven, sometimes louder sound)
Vinyume
silence (no sound)
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din (loud, unpleasant noise)
Mada
nature
|sound
Ufafanuzi
the gentle sound of moving water
A soft, continuous bubbling or murmuring sound, especially the sound made by a small stream of flowing water.
KITENZI
B2
6
gügyög
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My baby babbles a lot.
A kisbabám sokat gügyög.
Kosa la kawaida:
Babble for babies is normal and positive; for adults it is often negative (confused talk).
Maana
make baby-like speech sounds
Miunganiko ya maneno
babble happily
|babble to you
|babble in the crib
|start babbling
|babble sounds
|baby babbles
Visawe
coo (softer baby sounds; not necessarily speech-like)
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gurgle (often refers to throat sounds in babies)
Vinyume
be quiet (make no sound)
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speak (use real words clearly)
Mada
family
|health
|language_learning
Ufafanuzi
when a baby makes early talking sounds
To produce repeated, meaningless speech-like sounds, especially as a baby learning to speak.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
babble
IPA
GB/bˈæbəl/
US/bˈæbəl/
Silabi na mkazo
babble (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (babble)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: babble
- Plural: babble
Verb
- Base: babble
- 3rd Person Singular: babbles
- Present Participle: babbling
- Past: babbled
Familia ya neno
Forms
babbles
verb
babbling
verb
babbled
verb
Advanced or less common
babbler
noun
Semi
babble away
1/bˈæbəl əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
talk continuously, often cheerfully
to keep talking for a long time
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The children babbled away in the car.
babble on
1/bˈæbəl ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
keep talking for too long
to continue talking too much
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He babbled on about his problems.
babble out
1/bˈæbəl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
blurt out a secret
to say a secret by mistake
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- There is a babbling brook near our house.