Babble

v. i.	1.	To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. [imp. & p. p. Babbled (băb"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling.]
	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.
v. t.	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.
n.	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.

Noun	1.	babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Synonyms: babbling, lallation
Verb	1.	babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
	2.	babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" Synonyms: blather, blether, blither, smatter
	3.	babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" Synonyms: burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, bubble
	4.	babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Synonyms: babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, talk, sing

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