Babble

easy

BAB-ul

verb

Definition

To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish or meaningless way

Examples

The children babbled excitedly about their day at school.
He tends to babble when nervous, saying nothing coherent.

Synonyms

prattleblathergibberjabber

Antonyms

articulateenunciateelucidateexpound

Categories

GRE Tip

Babble is a easy-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "prattle" or "blather" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "articulate".

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