Bab·ble v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babbled p. pr. & vb. n. Babbling.]
1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
In every babbling brook he finds a friend. --Wordsworth.
Note: ☞ Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
Syn: -- To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.