English Dictionary

babble

/ˈbæb.l̩/

verb

(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds / (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.

The baby babbles incoherently.

意味（1）

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

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

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

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

Radical rather than rhetorical, babble like an oracle

意味（4）

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

In every babbling brook he finds a friend.

意味（5）

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

These [words] he used to babble indifferently in all companies.

意味（6）

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