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babble vs tattle

tattle vs babble

babble and tattle both are nouns.

babble and tattle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
babble Yes No Yes No
tattle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tattle is a hypernym of babble; that is, tattle is a word with a broader meaning than babble:
  • babble: to talk foolishly
  • tattle: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of babble include blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
As verbs, babble and tattle are synonyms defined as:
  • babble and tattle: divulge confidential information or secrets
babble (noun) tattle (noun)
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby disclosing information or giving evidence about another
babble (verb) tattle (verb)
to talk foolishly speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
divulge confidential information or secrets divulge confidential information or secrets
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Difference between babble and tattle

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