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babbling - definition and meaning
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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 wordsnoun countable sounds produced by infant during the babbling periodverb babble .
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NOW is the time for the current administration to continue to step up to the plate and lead America in the direction of greatness again and forget about all the babbling from the kids and move forward with the important issues at hand.
Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive' 2010
Your daft babbling is just what is needed to keep things from being, you know, interesting.
Think Progress » Mitt Romney Claims That President Obama’s Words ‘Support’ 911 Truthers Abroad 2010
I stared passively out the window and impatiently endured the babbling from the nurse.
GARDEN OF PROMISES • by Allison Sherman 2008
I thought that was it, until today, when the producer emails me and says that my babbling is going to be on “Halo 3: Sci vs. Fi,” on the Sci Fi Channel on September 25 at 4 p.m.
Soon, babbling on a tv near you… 2007
You were more interested in babbling on about your enjoying the sound of a motorcycle more than riding one.
David Lee Roth: Amtrak FM « BuzzMachine 2006
I can only counsel you, friends, to listen to no vain babbling , to no treacherous jargon about overt acts; they have already been committed.
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
Bull shit bush on CNN babbling from a dunkin donut factory about his imigration crap.
Think Progress » ThinkFast AM: July 5, 2006 2006
This particular mistaken belief has provided the underpinning for the GOP’s grotesquely dishonest domestic policy appeals for decades – from Reagan’s promises to curtail “waste, fraud and abuse” to McCain babbling about bear DNA studies.
Matthew Yglesias » Obama Budget to Call for Freeze in Non-Security Discretionary Spending 2010
The irony about all this Web 2.0 babbling is a) it’s already here, stop branding what already exists, it’s not new unless you want to go get VC money like podcasting and pretend it’s all shiny and cool and b) umm, what about invariably Web 3.0 coming along and shaking it all up?
Web 2.0…sequels are so dissappointing aren’t they? 2005
If at 12 months your child is not babbling , that is a sign that you should take them to the doctor.
CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010 2010
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A constant sound, like a stream, or a person who is speaking to no point.
July 20, 2009