babbelen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to chatter, to chit-chat, to talk casually
  2. (archaic, dialectal) to nibble, to bite on something

Concepts

chat
babble
chatter
gossip
prate
prattle
tattle
natter
patter
speak
🗣️
talk
🗣️
chit-chat
blab
chitchat
converse
discuss
hobnob
jabber
Synonyms

kletsen
B2
praten
A1
🗣️
keuvelen
klappen
B2
👏
kwebbelen
zeveren
zwetsen
lullen
C1
converseren
37k
spreken
A1
🗣️
roddelen
C2

wauwelen

snateren
zwammen
Translations

schwatzen
plaudern
bavarder
charlar
chiacchierare
klatschen
👏
papoter
schwätzen
babiller
grulhar
xerrar
parler
🗣️
klönen
palrar
🧇
causer
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑbələ(n)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
babbelen
Inherited from Old Dutch
*babbalon
In summary

From Middle Dutch babbelen, from Old Dutch *babbalon, from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną.

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