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Vinony

babbler

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: [ˈbæb(ə)lə(ɹ)]

noun

Etymology: From Middle English babeler, babler, equivalent to babble + -er.

  1. Someone who babbles.

    “Great babblers, or talkers, are[…] not fit […]for trust.”

  2. Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (both found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
  3. A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.