Overview of noun babbling

The noun babbling has 1 sense

• babble, babbling, lallation -- (gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)

Overview of verb babble

The verb babble has 4 senses

• babble -- (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention")


• babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither -- (to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby")


• ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle -- (flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks")


• spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out -- (divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks")