[bab.ble] vb bab.bled ; bab.bling [ME babelen, prob. of imit. origin] vi (13c) 1 a: to talk enthusiastically or excessively b: to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
2: to make sounds as though babbling ~ vt 1: to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner
2: to reveal by talk that is too free -- babble n -- bab.ble.ment n -- bab.bler n