babble
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Instead he softened the blow with corporate babble: “You were building the plane while you flew it.”
From The Wall Street Journal â Apr. 30, 2026
Behind me, a child began to giggle—then babble, then laugh again.
From Slate â Mar. 29, 2026
The mogul ended up apologizing for that babble, calling it the “dumbest post I’ve ever done.”
From Los Angeles Times â Jan. 15, 2026
Above us swallows dart through the air, Graeme takes a picture of a damsel fly and the brook to our side continues to babble.
From BBC â Aug. 4, 2024
So from the time I could babble and my brother could reason, we spent hours in daily study.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Another highlight is Toinette’s impersonation of a doctor, in which Ms. Bloom babbles nonsense in a globe-trotting accent.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 23, 2026
He inserted reams of text in his work, added babbles of voices, stopped and started the flow, inundated the soundtrack with music, flooded the screen with color.
From New York Times â Sep. 13, 2022
A pond babbles outside the window, and a garden of succulents climbs up to claim the wooden exterior walls.
From Los Angeles Times â Mar. 30, 2022
I listened to their babbles and tried to echo the sounds I heard.
From Washington Post â Feb. 15, 2022
She looks straight into my eyes and babbles a greeting.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
I spent days pressing a light-up toy when we said his name to draw his attention and babbled incessantly in his face so he could copy my lip patterns.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 23, 2025
German reports said Arthur E was a diamond trader who had "babbled like a brook" after his arrest.
From BBC â Sep. 6, 2023
She was charismatic and charming; I babbled on like a teenager meeting an onscreen idol.
From Salon â May 25, 2023
Sophie babbled to herself on the floor beneath them.
From Slate â Mar. 25, 2023
He shrieked and babbled at them, but he made no sense, so they just followed as he raced frantically back up the street.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
In a documentary last year, he recounted a middle-aged deliveryman who was reduced to a babbling fanboy when he spied the movie poster on Conner’s wall.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 18, 2026
"America is a big place with 350 plus million people all babbling over their identity and their agency and those struggles create interesting patterns," he says.
From BBC â Mar. 11, 2026
Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself.
From Los Angeles Times â Dec. 7, 2025
Today, he can barely get out a sentence without babbling.
From Salon â Jul. 17, 2025
The trolls begin laughing and babbling as if Tano’s declarations are a hilarious joke.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing babble
Instead of "Said": Words That Sound Like What They Mean
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com â one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Mother's Day Words: What Mothers Do
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more â and it's all completely free to use!
Unit 4: Powerful Openings
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com â we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word