Definition of "babble" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds

   • The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.

2. (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.

3. (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

   • She babbled on for hours about the importance of some new gadget.
   • Radical rather than rhetorical, babble like an oracle

4. (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

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

5. (transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.

6. (transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).

noun

1. Idle talk; senseless prattle

2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

3. A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.