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babbling

Variant of babble

intransitive verb babbled, babbling

  1. to make incoherent sounds, as a baby does; prattle
  2. to talk foolishly or too much; blab
  3. to make a low, bubbling sound, as a brook does when flowing over stones

transitive verb

  1. to say indistinctly or incoherently
  2. to say foolishly or unadvisedly; blab

noun

  1. confused, incoherent talk or vocal sounds
  2. foolish or meaningless talk
  3. a low, bubbling sound

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