Definitions
- Describing someone talking excessively or revealing secrets without thinking. - Referring to someone gossiping or sharing unnecessary information. - Talking about someone speaking in a careless or thoughtless manner.
- Describing the sounds made by a baby learning to speak. - Referring to someone speaking incoherently or without making much sense. - Talking about someone talking continuously and without pause.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve speaking or talking.
- 2Both can refer to continuous or excessive speech.
- 3Both can have a negative connotation depending on the context.
What is the difference?
- 1Content: Blabbing refers to talking excessively or revealing secrets, while babbling refers to speaking incoherently or without making much sense.
- 2Intention: Blabbing is often careless or thoughtless, while babbling can be due to immaturity or lack of language skills.
- 3Context: Blabbing is commonly used to describe gossip or unnecessary sharing of information, while babbling is often associated with babies or people who are not making sense.
- 4Connotation: Blabbing has a negative connotation as it implies talking too much or revealing secrets, while babbling can have a more neutral or even endearing connotation when referring to babies or playful speech.
- 5Sound: Babbling specifically refers to the sounds made by babies learning to speak, while blabbing does not have a specific sound associated with it.
Remember this!
Blabbing and babbling both involve continuous or excessive speech, but they differ in their content, intention, context, and connotation. Blabbing refers to talking excessively or revealing secrets without thinking, often in a careless or thoughtless manner. On the other hand, babbling refers to speaking incoherently or without making much sense, commonly associated with babies or people who are not making sense due to immaturity or lack of language skills.
