babbling
NounWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Babble \Bab"ble\ (b[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babbled (b[a^]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. [1913 Webster]
2.To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words. [1913 Webster]
3.To talk much; to chatter; to prate. [1913 Webster]
4.To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. [1913 Webster]
In every babbling brook he finds a friend.— Wordsworth.[1913 Webster]
Note: Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip. [1913 Webster]