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silly
1. adj. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
2. adj. (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
3. adj. (chiefly Scottish, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:
4. adj. Good; pious.
5. adj. Holy.
6. adj. (now chiefly Scottish and northern England rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
7. adj. (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
8. adj. (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
9. adj. Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scottish) especially with regard to land quality.
10. adj. Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
11. adj. Sickly; feeble; infirm.
12. adj. (now rural UK, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:
13. adj. Rustic, homely.
14. adj. (obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
15. adj. Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
16. adj. (obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
17. adj. Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
18. adj. (Scottish) Mentally retarded.
19. adj. Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
20. adj. (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
21. adv. (now regional, or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner.
22. n. (colloquial) A silly person.
23. n. (affectionate, gently pejorative) A term of address.
24. n. (colloquial) A mistake.
childish
1. adj. Of or suitable for a child.
2. adj. Behaving immaturely.
Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.
talk
1. v. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.
They sat down to talk business.
We talk French sometimes.
2. v. (transitive, informal) To discuss.
They sat down to talk business.
We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy.
3. v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
Suppose he talks?
She can be relied upon not to talk.
They tried to make me talk.
4. v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
I am not the one to talk.
She is a fine one to talk.
You should talk.
Look who's talking.
5. v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
People will talk.
Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?
6. v. (informal, chiefly used in the present participle) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking.
That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!
7. n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
We need to have a talk about your homework.
8. n. A lecture.
There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight.
9. n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
She is the talk of the day.
The musical is the talk of the town.
10. n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:
11. n. A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child.
Have you had the talk with Jay yet?
12. n. (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with p
13. n. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
The party leader's speech was all talk.
14. n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.
babble
1. n. Idle talk; senseless prattle
2. n. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
* The babble of our young children. - Darwin.
3. n. A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
* The babble of the stream. - Alfred Tennyson.
4. v. (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.
5. v. (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
6. v. (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
7. v. (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
* In every babbling brook he finds a friend. - William Wordsworth.
Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
8. v. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
* These words he used to babble in all companies. - John Arbuthnot.
9. v. To reveal; to give away (a secret).

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