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bab·ble  audio  (bbl) KEY  

VERB:
bab·bled , bab·bling , bab·bles
VERB:
intr.
  1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.
  2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter: "In 1977 [he] was thought of as crazy because he was babbling about supply side" (Newt Gingrich).
  3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
VERB:
tr.
  1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly.
  2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
NOUN:
  1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
  2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
  3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English babelen


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