babble
verb
bab·ble ˈba-bəl 
babbled; babbling ˈba-b(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
1
a
: to talk enthusiastically or excessively
b
: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2
: to make sounds as though babbling
transitive verb
1
: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2
: to reveal by talk that is too free
babble noun
babblement
ˈba-bəl-mənt
noun babbler
ˈba-b(ə-)lər
noun 
Synonyms
- bumble
- chat
- chatter
- drivel
- drool
- gabble
- gibber
- jabber
- prattle
- sputter
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.
Recent Examples on the Web But now, a new study shows that baby parrots do babble. 
Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Second, baby parrots tend to babble quietly when no adults are around, often without even fully opening their beaks. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More
Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Second, baby parrots tend to babble quietly when no adults are around, often without even fully opening their beaks. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English babelen, probably of imitative origin
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Kids Definition
babble 1 of 2
verb
bab·ble ˈba-bəl
babbled; babbling
ˈba-bə-liŋ,
ˈba-bliŋ
1
: to make meaningless sounds The baby babbled in his crib.
2
: to talk foolishly
3
: to make the sound of a brook
babble
2 of 2noun
1
: talk that is not clear
2
: the sound of a brook
babble 1 of 2
noun
as in prattle
unintelligible or meaningless talk the baby's good-natured babble and random gurglings were cute, but not very helpful in determining what he wanted Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prattle
- nonsense
- gabble
- jabber
- chatter
- gibber
- burble
- jabberwocky
- gibberish
- blabber
- drivel
- blah
- mumbo jumbo
- twaddle
- slobber
- gab
- abracadabra
- twitter
- blah-blah
- clatter
- double-talk
- prate
- double Dutch
- tattle
- clack
- hocus-pocus
- patter
- cackle
- hokeypokey
babble
2 of 2verb
1
as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled Synonyms & Similar Words
- chatter
- prattle
- gabble
- chat
- gibber
- jabber
- drool
- shout
- drivel
- sputter
- rattle
- blabber
- blather
- mutter
- mumble
- stutter
- shriek
- bumble
- prate
- blither
- troll
- gab
- patter
- smatter
- screech
- murmur
- mouth
- bleat
- stammer
- yak
- yack
- tittle-tattle
- chunter
- maunder
- jangle
- jaw
- run on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- articulate
- pronounce
- enunciate
2
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home Synonyms & Similar Words
- chat
- talk
- converse
- chatter
- prattle
- gabble
- rattle
- jabber
- prate
- blab
- gab
- patter
- natter
- cackle
- palaver
- schmooze
- rap
- discuss
- kibitz
- gossip
- twitter
- gas
- chaffer
- shmooze
- blow smoke
- chin
- jaw
- kibbitz
- chew the rag
- visit
- run on
- talk a blue streak
- shoot the breeze
- chew the fat
- tattle
- yammer
- yap
- expatiate
- descant
- yak
- yack
- chimney stack
- chimney stacks
- chimney stalk
- chimney sweep
- chimney swift
- chimney tax
- chimney throat
- chimney top
- chimney-corner
- chimneybreasts
- chimneyed
- chimneyhead
- chimneying
- chimneyless
- chimneylike
- chimneypiece
- chimneypieces
- chimneypots
- chimneys
- chimneystacks
- chimneysweeperes
- chimneysweepers
- chimneysweeps
- chimonanthi
- chimonanthus