noun
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a person who babbles
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any of various insect-eating birds of the Old World tropics and subtropics that have a loud incessant song: family Muscicapidae (warblers, thrushes, etc)
Etymology
Origin of babbler
Example Sentences
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He and Mr. Akbar hope to use the black-browed babbler’s discovery to build greater local interest in nature, and to bring tourist dollars to the region.
From New York Times
This includes two species of kiwi, five owls, three parakeets and a number of warblers and babblers.
From Scientific American
Donald Trump has done pretty well for someone ridiculed by most of the liberal media as an incoherent babbler.
From The Guardian
Collins described himself as a “scribbler and a babbler,” and he mastered both forms.
From Washington Times
Collins described himself as a "scribbler and a babbler," and he mastered both forms.
From US News
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