English dictionary

babble

/'b/&/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
to talk foolishly

verb.communication

Examples
The two women babbled and crooned at the baby.

Synonyms blather blether blither smatter

Source: WordNet 3.0
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

verb.perception

Synonyms bubble burble guggle gurgle ripple

Source: WordNet 3.0
divulge confidential information or secrets

verb.communication

Synonyms babble out blab blab out let the cat out of the bag peach sing spill the beans talk tattle

Antonyms keep one's mouth shut keep quiet shut one's mouth

Source: WordNet 3.0
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child <i>babbles</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.

verb

Source: webster1913