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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | babble |
| Synonyms: | blubbering, burble, chatter, chit-chat, drivel, gab, gabble, gibberish, gossip, hot air, idle talk, jabber, jabbering, jargon, murmur, ranting, small talk, tattling, trivial talk, twaddle |
| Main Entry: | babble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk trivially, often incessantly |
| Synonyms: | blab, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yak, yakkety yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
| Main Entry: | blab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gossip |
| Synonyms: | babble, betray, blather, blurt out, chatter, disclose, divulge, gab, gabble, give away, go on, jabber, let out, let slip, mouth, peach, prattle, reveal, run off at the mouth, run on, shoot the breeze, spill the beans, spill*, squeal, talk through one's hat, tattle, tell, tell on, yak, yakkety-yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, shut up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk, often short |
| Synonyms: | babble, bull session, chatter, conversation, converse, gab, gas*, gossip, heart-to-heart, hot air, jabber, palaver, prattle*, rap session, rap, tête-à-tête, visit, yak |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk, gossip |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab, burble, cackle, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, converse, gab, go on, jaw, prate, prattle*, run on, shoot the breeze, yap |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chatter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | constant or rapid talk |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, chat, chitchat, gas*, gossip, jabber, palaver, prattle*, twaddle, yakking |
| Antonyms: | drawl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak fast and non-stop |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab, blather, cackle, chat, chitchat, clack, gab, gabble, gas*, gibber, go on and on, gossip, jabber, jaw, natter, palaver, prate, prattle*, tattle, twaddle, twiddle, yak |
| Antonyms: | drawl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drivel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk foolishly |
| Synonyms: | babble, blabber, blather, blethe, gab, gabble, prate, prattle, ramble, twaddle, waffle |
| Main Entry: | gab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conversation |
| Synonyms: | blab, blather, chat, chitchat, gossip, idle talk, loquacity, palaver*, prattle, small talk, talk, tongue-wagging, tête-à-tête, yak, yakkety-yak |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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