BABBLE


Meaning of BABBLE in English

I. bab ‧ ble 1 /ˈbæb ə l/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from the sound ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand or sounds silly:

I have no idea what he was babbling on about.

2 . [intransitive] to make a sound like water moving over stones

—babbler noun [countable]

II. babble 2 BrE AmE noun [singular]

1 . the confused sound of many people talking at the same time:

the babble of a crowded party

2 . a sound like water moving over stones

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.