—v.
1 intr. a talk in an inarticulate or incoherent manner. b chatter excessively or irrelevantly. c (of a stream etc.) murmur, trickle.
2 tr. repeat foolishly; divulge through chatter.
—n.
1 a incoherent speech. b foolish, idle, or childish talk.
2 the murmur of voices, water, etc.
3 Telephony background disturbance caused by interference from conversations on other lines.
Derivatives:
babblement n.
Etymology: ME f. MLG babbelen, or imit.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.