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Lallation

An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l.

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Gibber 76% connected

A balky horse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Gibberish 76% connected

Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Babble 92% connected

To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Babbling 92% connected

of Babble

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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