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babble \bab"ble\ ba^b"b'l, v. i. imp. p. p. babbled
ba^b"b'ld; p. pr. vb. n. babbling. cf. lg. babbeln,
d. babbelen, g. bappeln, bappern, f. babiller, it. babbolare;
prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning
to talk.
1. to utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter
inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
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2. to talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
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3. to talk much; to chatter; to prate.
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4. to make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water
running over stones.
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in every babbling brook he finds a friend.
--wordsworth.
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note: hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they
are too noisy after having found a good scent.
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syn: to prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.
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see also:
babbled babbling
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