— babblingly , adv.
/bab"ling/ , n.
1. foolish or meaningless chatter; prattle: the constant babbling of idle gossips.
2. the random production of meaningless vocal sounds characteristic of infants after about the sixth week.
adj.
3. chattering or prattling aimlessly.
[ 1200-50; ME; see BABBLE, -ING 1 , -ING 2 ]