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Murmuring vs Babbling - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between murmuring and babbling

is that murmuring is present participle of lang=en while babbling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between murmuring and babbling

is that murmuring is a sound that murmurs while babbling is a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words.

murmuring

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that murmurs.
  • the murmurings of trees in the wind
  • A complaint against something.
  • * Bible, Philippians 2:14
  • Do all things without murmurings and disputings.
  • * (Maria Edgeworth)
  • When Mrs. Churchill's orders were made known, they caused many secret marvellings and murmurings .

    babbling

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
  • (countable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
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