v.
- talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
▸reveal something secret.
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[usu. as adj. babbling]
(of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones.
n.
the sound of babbling.
▸foolish, excited, or confused talk.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. babbelen, or an independent Engl. formation, based on the repeated syllable ba, typical of a child's early speech.