babbler

Noun

Meaning

An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.

A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.

A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prater magpie spouter chatterbox chatterer cackler jay barker cicero gusher tabby rattler lector telltale bellbird
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Antonyms

pressman spectator author journalist reporter newsman
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Hypernyms

speaker talker oscine utterer verbalizer oscine bird

Phrases with the word

wren-babbler black-capped babbler jewel-babbler Australo-Papuan babbler rumors babbler blackish-breasted babbler

Anagrams

blabber brabble

Examples

At the same time, ground-bound camel researchers from a zoological institute in Braunschweig, West Germany, have begun taking notes on the activities of a herd of 36 camels at Babbler Bore, some 350 kilometers (220 miles) northwest of Alice Springs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

babbled out babbledom babblement babblery babblesome babbling