Noun
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

Verb
divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

Verb
to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

Verb
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don''t pay attention"

Verb
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

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

v. i.
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.

v. i.
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.

v. i.
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.

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

v. i.
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

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

n.
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

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Babble

Bab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babbled ();p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling.] [Cf.LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk.] 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 he finds a friend.

&hand; Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. Syn. -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.

Babble

Bab"ble, v. i. 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.

2. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

Babble

Bab"ble, n. 1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. "This is mere moral babble." Milton. 2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

The babble of our young children.

The babble of the stream.

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

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

Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.