Babble — Defs

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

imp. & p. p. Babbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling

1.
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
2.
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
3.
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
4.
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
“In every babbling brook he finds a friend.” — Wordsworth.

Syn. To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.

02 v. t. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.

1.
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
“These [words] he used to babble in all companies.” — Arbuthnot.
2.
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

03 n. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.

1.
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
2.
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
“The babble of our young children.” — Darwin.

“The babble of the stream.” — Tennyson.