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Babble
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (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. Darwin. The babble of the stream. Tennyson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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. Wordsworth.
Synonyms: prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.