 babble |
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| 1. | [ verb ] utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way | |
| Examples: | "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" |
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| Related terms: | talk chatterer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to talk foolishly | |
| Synonyms: | smatter blether blither blather | |
| Examples: | "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" |
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| Related terms: | chatter prate | |
| 3. | [ verb ] divulge information or secrets; spill the beans | |
| Synonyms: | talk sing blab let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag peach blab_out babble_out spill_the_beans tattle | |
| Examples: | "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
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| Related terms: | keep_one's_mouth_shut disclose talk tattletale tattle talk | |
| 4. | [ verb ] flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water | |
| Synonyms: | ripple bubble burble gurgle guggle | |
| Examples: | "babbling brooks" |
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| Related terms: | go gurgle ripple gurgle | |
| 5. | [ noun ] gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby | |
| Synonyms: | lallation babbling | |
| Related terms: | gibberish | |
| Similar spelling: |
bauble Babel baffle bubble bobble bbl baby_oil |
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