[no obj] 1 a : to talk foolishly or too much
▪ Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. ▪ He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. ▪ a babbling idiot
b : to make speech sounds that do not make sense to the hearer
▪ Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect. ▪ The baby babbled happily. 2 : to make the quiet sound of water flowing over rocks
▪ a babbling brook
▪ Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling. ▪ He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him. ▪ a babbling idiot
b : to make speech sounds that do not make sense to the hearer
▪ Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect. ▪ The baby babbled happily.
▪ a babbling brook





