babble of the brook
1babble — 1. noun /bæb.əl/ a) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. , The babble of our young children. . b) Inarticulate speech, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel; constant or confused murmur …
2babble — I UK [ˈbæb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms babble : present tense I/you/we/they babble he/she/it babbles present participle babbling past tense babbled past participle babbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to speak quickly in a way that other people… …
3babble — bab|ble1 [ bæbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak quickly in a way that other people cannot understand easily: He was babbling something about his mother. a ) to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or… …
4babble — 1. verb 1) Betty babbled about the stupidest things Syn: prattle, rattle on, chatter, jabber, twitter, go on, run on, prate, ramble, burble, blather; informal gab, yap, yak, yabber, yatter, yammer, blabber …
5babble — [c]/ˈbæbəl / (say babuhl) verb (babbled, babbling) –verb (i) 1. to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: *Macauley let her babble on as though he didn t hear. –d arcy niland, 1955. 3. to… …
6babbling brook — I Australian Slang cook II Cockney Rhyming Slang 1. Crook He s always on the babble. Meaning he s always planning something crooked. See also Cook. 2. Cook My missus couldn t babble to save her life. See also Crook …
7a shallow brook babbles the loudest — People who are loud and talk a lot usually have nothing of substance to say. This contrasts with Still waters run deep. Other versions are Shallow brooks babble loudest and Shallow brooks are noisy …
8bab´bling|ly — bab|ble «BAB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make sounds like a baby: »My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib. 2. to talk foolishly; prattle: »She babbled on and on about her new dress. SYNONYM(S): gabble …
9bab´ble|ment — bab|ble «BAB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make sounds like a baby: »My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib. 2. to talk foolishly; prattle: »She babbled on and on about her new dress. SYNONYM(S): gabble …
10bab|ble — «BAB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make sounds like a baby: »My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib. 2. to talk foolishly; prattle: »She babbled on and on about her new dress. SYNONYM(S): gabble …