sound vs babble

babble vs sound

sound and babble both are nouns.

sound is an adjective but babble is not an adjective.

sound and babble both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
babble	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, babble is a hyponym of sound; that is, babble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sound:

sound: make a certain noise or sound
babble: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Other hyponyms of sound include snarl, sing, whistle, blow, ting, make noise, noise, resound, splat, twang, clang, clangor, clank, clangor, clangour, boom, boom out, beat, drum, thrum, rattle, beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock, resonate, vibrate, crash, tweet, twirp, skirl, gurgle, glug, blow, whish, guggle, ping, knock, ping, pink, trump, squelch, chug, peal, ring, bombilate, bombinate, buzz, chime, rustle, crack, snap, crack, beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot, whistle, echo, resound, reverberate, ring, thud, thump, clop, clump, clunk, plunk, patter, pitter-patter, knock, pink, rap, tap, click, tick, chatter, click, pop, chink, clink, tink, tinkle, slosh, slush, splash, splosh, hum, thrum, bleep, grumble, rumble, boom, din, bang, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, lap, swish, swoosh, swosh, drone, birr, purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz, roll.

sound (noun)	babble (noun)
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause	gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
the subjective sensation of hearing something
the audible part of a transmitted signal
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

sound (adjective)	babble (adjective)
financially secure and safe
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
complete; thorough
(of sleep) deep and complete
in excellent physical condition
exercising or showing good judgment
free from moral defect
vigorous or severe
having legal efficacy or force
logically valid

sound (verb)	babble (verb)
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line	to talk foolishly
utter with vibrating vocal chords	divulge confidential information or secrets
make a certain noise or sound	utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
cause to sound	flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
announce by means of a sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
appear in a certain way

Difference between sound and babble

Words related to "sound"

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