Babble /(băb"b'l)/
Bab·ble
Babble
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Babbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling
- To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
- To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
- To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
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To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
In every babbling brook he finds a friend.
Babble
v. t.
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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.
- To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
Babble
n.
- Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
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Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
The babble of our young children.
The babble of the stream.