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  • present participle of babble.
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babbling

[bab-ling] / ˈbæb lɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
murmuring
Synonyms


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In the book, most homes have parlor walls with huge video screens that broadcast streams of babbling commentary for both entertainment and manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The phrase echoed the one I had spoken years earlier to a babbling toddler in a Baltimore church.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

Haden Pentecost, 41, was working on a flight from California to London when he started to become agitated and was described as "sweating" and "babbling".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

I don't know, I'm starting to veer into tropes and babbling.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024

Howard burst out of the box and sprinted downstairs as fast as he could go, babbling and shaking hands with everyone he saw.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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