What does babble in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word babble in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use babble in Spanish.

The word babble in Spanish means balbucear, barbotar, barbullar, balbuceo, barboteo, palabrería de psicólogo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word babble

balbucear

intransitive verb (baby: make sounds)

(verbo intransitivo: Verbo que no requiere de un objecto directo (Él no llegó", "corrí a casa").)
The baby is babbling happily in her cot; she is talking to her teddy bear.
La bebé está balbuciendo con felicidad en su cuna; está hablándole a su oso de peluche.

barbotar, barbullar

intransitive verb (figurative (adult: talk incoherently)

(verbo intransitivo: Verbo que no requiere de un objecto directo (Él no llegó", "corrí a casa").)
Calm down - you're babbling and I can't tell what you're saying.
Cálmate; estás barboteando y no puedo entender lo que dices.

balbuceo

noun (baby: speech sounds)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
The baby's babbles will soon become true words.
Los balbuceos del bebé pronto se convertirán en verdaderas palabras.

barboteo

noun (figurative (adult: nonsensical talk)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
I can't listen to any more of your babble!
¡No puedo oír más de tu farfulla!

palabrería de psicólogo

noun (informal, pejorative (meaningless psychological jargon) (peyorativo)

My mother refuses to see a therapist; she says she doesn't want to listen to psychobabble.

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