🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

おしゃべり

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oshaberi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Babble/ˈbæb.əl/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"公園で子供たちのおしゃべりが楽しさを満たしていた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The sound of people talking quickly and in a way that is difficult to understand.

    "The babble of children playing in the park filled the air with joy."
As verb
  1. 1

    To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

    "She began to babble excitedly about her day at school."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'babble' originates from the Middle English 'babbelen', which is derived from the Old English 'babblian', meaning to talk foolishly or incoherently. Its roots can be traced back to imitative sounds, reflecting the nonsensical nature of the speech it describes.

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