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babble vs clack

clack vs babble

babble and clack both are nouns.

babble and clack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
babble Yes No Yes No
clack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, clack is a hypernym of babble; that is, clack is a word with a broader meaning than babble:
  • babble: to talk foolishly
  • clack: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of babble include blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
babble (noun) clack (noun)
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
babble (verb) clack (verb)
to talk foolishly speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
divulge confidential information or secrets make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way make a rattling sound
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Difference between babble and clack

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