babble (n.)

  1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

    [ Syn: babbling , lallation ]

    babble (v.)

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

  2. to talk foolishly; The two women babbled and crooned at the baby

    [ Syn: blather , smatter , blether , blither ]

  3. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; babbling brooks

    [ Syn: ripple , guggle , burble , bubble , gurgle ]

  4. divulge confidential information or secrets; Be careful--his secretary talks

    [ Syn: spill the beans , let the cat out of the bag , talk , tattle , blab , peach , sing , babble out , blab out ]

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