babble

意味: 意味不明なおしゃべり

例文: Momo’s midnight babble woke up the fridge.
　　  モモの深夜のおしゃべりで冷蔵庫が起きた。

定義: 赤ん坊の声のようなわけのわからないおしゃべり

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Verb: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
Verb: to talk foolishly
Verb: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Verb: divulge confidential information or secrets

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The old man is only babbling–don’t pay attention
Verb: The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Verb: babbling brooks
Verb: Be careful–his secretary talks

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): babble, babble out, babbling, blab, blab out, blather, blether, blither, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, lallation, let the cat out of the bag, peach, ripple, sing, smatter, spill the beans, talk, tattle

Antonyms(反意語): keep quiet

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): chatter, gibberish, sound, talk, unwrap

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abracadabra, babble, bang, bark, bay, begin, betray, blackwash, blather, bleep, blow, blubber, blurt out, boom, bumble, buzz, cackle, chatter, chime, chug, clang, clangor, clank, click, clop, come out of the closet, confide, crack, crash, deliver, double dutch, double talk, drone, drum, enthuse, generalize, glug, guggle, gulp, gurgle, hiss, honk, hum, jabber, lap, leak, lip off, make noise, muckrake, mumble, mumbo jumbo, murmur, open up, out, patter, peep, ping, pink, pop, rant, rasp, rattle, read, resonate, resound, reveal, ring, ripple, roll, rumble, rustle, shout, sing, skirl, slur, snap, snarl, snivel, speak in tongues, speak up, spill the beans, splash, splat, spring, squelch, swallow, talk of, tap, thud, tick, ting, tinkle, tone, troll, trump, twang, tweet, verbalize, vocalize, whiff, whish, whisper, whistle, whizz, yack

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Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: babble, babbler, babbling, blabber, blather, blether, bubble, bubbler, gurgle, ripple, singing, talk, talkative, tattle, tattler

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive, online

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative