- bab´bling|ly
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–v.i.1. to make sounds like a baby: »
My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib.
3. to talk too much; chatter.4. to tell secrets: »He babbled all about the surprise party we had planned.
5. to make a murmuring sound: »The little brook babbled away just behind our tent.
–v.t.to reveal foolishly: »She babbled our secret.
SYNONYM(S): blab.–n.1. talk that cannot be understood: »A confused babble filled the room.
2. foolish talk.3. a murmuring sound: »The babble of the brook put me to sleep.
╂[imitative of babies' chatter (similar forms are found in many languages)]–bab´ble|ment, noun.–bab´bling|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.