■ verb
1》 talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
↘reveal something secret.
2》 [usu. as adjective babbling ] (of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones.
■ noun the sound of babbling.
↘foolish, excited, or confused talk.
Derivatives
~ment noun
Origin
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. babbelen , or an independent Engl. formation, based on the repeated syllable ba , typical of a child's early speech.