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I. bab·ble [ˈbæbl̩] N no pl

1. babble (confused speech):

babble
Geplapper nt <-s> pej inf
babble
Gebabbel nt region inf
babble
Gebrabbel nt <-s> CH inf
babble of voices
Stimmengewirr nt <-(e)s> kein pl

2. babble (murmuring sound):

babble
Murmeln nt
babble of water
Geplätscher nt <-s>
babble of a brook
Plätschern nt

3. babble pej (jargon):

internet babble
Internetjargon m

II. bab·ble [ˈbæbl̩] VB intr

1. babble (talk incoherently):

babble
plappern inf
babble
brabbeln
babble
quasseln
babble baby
babbeln
babble baby
lallen

2. babble water:

babble
plätschern

III. bab·ble [ˈbæbl̩] VB trans

to babble sth (incoherently)
etw stammeln
to babble sth (tell a secret)
etw ausplaudern
to babble an excuse
eine Entschuldigung stottern

babble out VB trans

to babble out ⇆ sth
etw ausplaudern
German
German
English
English
Lalllaut
babble sound
sabbeln
to babble
etw plappern
to babble sth
Stimmengewirr
babble of voices
babbeln
to babble inf
etw babbeln
to babble on about sth inf
Gewirr Stimmen
babble
faseln
to babble pej inf
plätschern Bach
to babble
Present
Ibabble
youbabble
he/she/itbabbles
webabble
youbabble
theybabble
Past
Ibabbled
youbabbled
he/she/itbabbled
webabbled
youbabbled
theybabbled
Present Perfect
Ihavebabbled
youhavebabbled
he/she/ithasbabbled
wehavebabbled
youhavebabbled
theyhavebabbled
Past Perfect
Ihadbabbled
youhadbabbled
he/she/ithadbabbled
wehadbabbled
youhadbabbled
theyhadbabbled
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babble of voices
Stimmengewirr nt <-(e)s> kein pl
internet babble
Internetjargon m
to babble an excuse
eine Entschuldigung stottern
etw quasseln
to babble on about [or pej spout] sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The concept is similar to the use of a babble of human voices for jamming another person's communications.
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Around six months of age, a child will begin babbling, producing the speech sounds or handshapes of the languages used around them.
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Human infants are not excited or upset when babbling, but instead they will babble spontaneously and incessantly only when emotionally calm.
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A neuron either fires or not reducing the babble of its inputs to a single bit.
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He breaks down and babbles some information, most of it useless in finding out who runs the racket.
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