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babble
/AmE ˈbæbəl , BrE ˈbab(ə)l /
A
noun
(no plural)
1 (of voice, voices):
a cry rang out above the babble of voices se oyó un grito por encima del murmullo de voces
her answer came out in a confused babble balbució una confusa respuesta
the baby's babble el balbuceo del bebé
2 (of water) susurro m (literary); murmullo m (literary)
B
intransitive verb
1 (talk foolishly) parlotear (informal)
he babbled on siguió parloteando (informal)
2 (talk unintelligibly) farfullar; «baby» balbucear
a babbling brook (literary) un arroyo rumoroso (literary)
C
transitive verb
farfullar, barbotar