Past tense of babble
regular verb
The past tense of babble is babbled. The past participle is also babbled.
Forms of babble
| Base form (V1) | babble /ˈbæb.(ə)l/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | babbled |
| Past participle (V3) | babbled |
| Present participle | babbling |
| Third person singular | babbles |
Babbled in a sentence
- She babbled on for hours about the importance of some new gadget.
- I squealed, clawed, cried, & babbled all at the same time as I felt my brain turn to Gerber oatmeal.1995 January 8, Grumpy Bear, “STORY: Baby Again”, in alt.sex.fetish.diapers (Usenet). From the entry paci gag
- Then she babbled on for a bit about what a 'tragesty' slavery was and thank goodness Martin Luther King helped end it.2024 March 12, Jane Roper, The Society of Shame: A Novel, Vintage, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry tragesty
- 'Tell your old mother everything.' I took a gulp of the spirit, then babbled all, showing her the loot now in my possession.2017, Jake Arnott, The Fatal Tree. From the entry lightning
- Still, the experience was poisoned for me by having to watch Richard Nixon smirking as he babbled to the lunar-nauts by some closed-circuit link.2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 205. From the entry lunarnaut
Meaning of babble
- verb To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds.
- verb To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
- verb To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
Questions about the past tense of babble
- What is the past tense of babble?
- The past tense of babble is babbled.
- What is the past participle of babble?
- The past participle of babble is babbled.
- Is babble a regular or irregular verb?
- Babble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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