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To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.

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  1. v. i. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
  2. v. i. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
  3. v. i. To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
  4. v. i. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
  5. v. i. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
  6. v. i. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
  7. n. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
  8. n. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
  9. n. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
  10. v. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
  11. v. to talk foolishly
  12. v. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise