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babble

[/ˈbæbəl/]
verb/nounpl: babbles
tagarelice, balbuciar, murmurar
1. (verb) to talk rapidly and continuously in a way that is hard to understand or is annoying
The baby babbled happily in her crib.
O bebé balbucava feliz no seu berço.
2. (verb) to make continuous murmuring sounds
The stream babbled over the rocks.
O riacho murmurava sobre as pedras.
3. (noun) rapid, continuous, and often meaningless talk
There was a babble of voices in the crowd.
Havia uma tagarelice de vozes na multidão.
4. (noun) a continuous murmuring sound
the babble of the brook
o murmúrio do riacho
NYC Slang
run one's mouth, yap
Synonyms
chatterprattlejabberblabbermurmur
Antonyms
silencequiethush

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tagarelice, balbucio
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
tagarelice, papo
informal colloquial
São Paulo
tagarelice, balbucio
standard usage
Portugal
tagarelada, balbucio
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

babble on
babble away
stream of babble
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