Meaning of BABBLER
| Pronunciation: | | 'bablur
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- [n] any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
- [n] an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
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| | Synonyms: | | cackler, chatterbox, chatterer, prater, spouter |
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| | See Also: | | genus Timalia, oscine, oscine bird, speaker, talker, Timalia, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bab"bler\, n.
1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.
Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust.
--L'Estrange.
2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to any one of family
({Timalin[ae]}) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering
note.
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