Babel vs. Babble
Babelnoun
alternative form of Babel
Babelnoun
The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.
Babelnoun
Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.
Babelnoun
a confusion of voices and other sounds
Babelnoun
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
Babelnoun
a confused noise made by a number of voices
Babelnoun
a confused situation
Babblenoun
Idle talk; senseless prattle
Babblenoun
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Babblenoun
A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
Babbleverb
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
Babbleverb
(intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
Babbleverb
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
Babbleverb
(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
Babbleverb
(transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
Babbleverb
(transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
Babbleverb
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
Babbleverb
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
Babbleverb
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
Babbleverb
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
Babbleverb
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
Babbleverb
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
Babblenoun
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
Babblenoun
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Babblenoun
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Babbleverb
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way;
Babbleverb
to talk foolishly;
Babbleverb
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
Babbleverb
divulge confidential information or secrets;
Babbleverb
talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
Babbleverb
utter something rapidly and incoherently
Babbleverb
reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly
Babbleverb
(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound
Babblenoun
the sound of people talking simultaneously
Babblenoun
foolish, excited, or confused talk
Babblenoun
the continuous murmuring sound of flowing water
