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/ˈbæbəl/ verb

To talk rapidly and continuously in a way that doesn't make much sense, or to make gentle repetitive sounds like a stream flowing.

From Middle English 'babelen,' possibly from Old Norse or Germanic 'babb-' (imitating stammering sounds). It's largely onomatopoetic—the word imitates the sound it describes.

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