"babbling" in the noun sense

1. babble, babbling, lallation

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

"babbling" in the verb sense

1. babble

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

"The old man is only babbling

2. babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither

to talk foolishly

"The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

3. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

"babbling brooks"

4. 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

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