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Bibble vs Babble - What's the difference?

bibble | babble |

As verbs the difference between bibble and babble

is that bibble is to eat and/or drink noisily or bibble can be worry while babble is to utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles .

As a noun babble is

idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.

bibble

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) bibben (from which also bib), either from (etyl) , or of imitative origin.

Verb

(bibbl)
  • To eat and/or drink noisily.
  • To tipple.
    • Derived terms
    * bibbler
    Related terms
    * bib * bibber

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (bibbl)
  • Worry.
  • * 1919 , Herbert Quick, The Fairview Idea: A Story of the New Rural Life , page 39
  • *:"Foxes have holes,' Uncle Abner," said Daisy, " 'and the birds of the air have nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.' Why should we worry when we have such a bully place as this tent?" "Ish ka bibble'," said the Reverend Frank. "Well," said I, "about the time the mosquitoes begin to come out of the marsh, you'll begin to ' bibble ."

    • babble

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
  • * 1634 , John Milton, Comus, a Mask , line 823:
  • * "This is mere moral babble ."
  • Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
  • :* The babble of our young children. - .
  • A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
  • :* The babble of the stream. - .

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * astrobabble * econobabble * edu-babble * neurobabble * psychobabble * sociobabble * technobabble

    See also

    * babblement * babblery

    Verb

    (babbl)
  • To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles .
  • To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
  • To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
  • To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
  • :* In every babbling brook he finds a friend. - .
    • Hounds are said to babble,''' or to be '''babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
  • To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
  • :* These words he used to babble in all companies. - .
  • To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

    • References

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