Babble

v. i. [imp. & p. p. BABBLED; p. pr. & vb. n. BABBLING.] [L. Ger. babbeln, D. babbelen, H. Ger. bappeln, bappern, Fr. babiller, It. babbolare.]

1Sense 1. To utter words imperfectly or unintelligibly; as, a child babbles.

2Sense 2. To talk thoughtlessly or irrationally; to prate. ‘A babbled of green fields. Shak.

3Sense 3. To make a constant murmuring noise, as a small stream running over rocks.

In every babbling brook he finds a friend. Wordsworth.

☞ Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.

Synonyms—To prate; prattle; chatter.

Idle talk; senseless prattle. “This is mere moral babble.” Milton.