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2.1 babble...
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babble v. 1 prattle, twaddle, jabber, gibber, chatter, blab, blabber,
gurgle, burble, gabble, Colloq blab, blabber, gab, yack, natter,
witter, Brit rabbit: The silly fellow kept babbling away, but
no one was listening. Madelaine is still too young to talk and
just babbles to herself. 2 divulge, tell, disclose, repeat,
reveal, tattle, gossip, blurt (out), Colloq blab: Don't tell
Nigel about the affair - he'll babble it all over town.
--n. 3 gibberish, nonsense, twaddle, prattle, chatter(ing),
gibber, jabber, jibber-jabber, drivel, rubbish, bavardage;
murmur, hubbub: Ella's conversation about the financial market
is just so much babble.
baby n. 1 infant, neonate, newborn, babe, babe in arms, child,
toddler, tot: The baby is just beginning to teethe.
--v. 2 cosset, coddle, pamper, mollycoddle, indulge, spoil,
pet: He turned out that way because he was babied till he was
ten. I know you like to be babied when you're ill.
back v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on: She backed a 35-to-2 long
shot in the Derby, and she won. 2 Also, back up. a support,
uphold, stand behind, promote, encourage, help, uphold, second,
side with, endorse, aid, abet, assist; sponsor, subsidize,
underwrite, subvene, finance, Slang US and Canadian bankroll:
Your mother and I will back you if you want to start a business.
b reverse, go or move in reverse, go or move backwards: He
backed into the driveway. 3 back down (from) or off (from) or
away (from) or out (of) or up. withdraw (from), retreat (from),
abandon, retire (from), backtrack (from), shy away (from),
recoil (from), turn tail (from): When Percy stood up to him,
the bully backed down. The investment sounded risky, so I backed
off. Philippa backed out of singing the leading role. Back up
and give me room!
--n. 4 backside, rear, Technical dorsum: She stood with her
back towards me. 5 at the back of or at someone's back. behind,