"bibble-babble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bibble-babbles [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of babble. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bibble-babble (countable and uncountable, plural bibble-babbles)
  1. Idle talk; babble. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: chatter

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of babble.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bibble-babbles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "bibble-babble (countable and uncountable, plural bibble-babbles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English apophonic reduplications",
          "parents": [
            "Apophonic reduplications",
            "Reduplications",
            "Terms by etymology"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Talking",
          "orig": "en:Talking",
          "parents": [
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 4, scene 2, lines 95–97:",
          "text": "Malvolio, Malvolio, thy wits the / heavens restore! Endeavour thyself to sleep and leave / thy vain bibble-babble.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Idle talk; babble."
      ],
      "id": "en-bibble-babble-en-noun-iZA~uDbi",
      "links": [
        [
          "babble",
          "babble"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chatter"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bibble-babble"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of babble.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bibble-babbles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "bibble-babble (countable and uncountable, plural bibble-babbles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English apophonic reduplications",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Talking"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 4, scene 2, lines 95–97:",
          "text": "Malvolio, Malvolio, thy wits the / heavens restore! Endeavour thyself to sleep and leave / thy vain bibble-babble.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Idle talk; babble."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "babble",
          "babble"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chatter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bibble-babble"
}

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