Definition of babbles in English

Part of speech

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babbles, verb, present, 3rd person singular of babble (infinitive).
babbles, noun, plural of babble.

WordNet

Noun Plural: babbles
babble - gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
		babbling, lallation
		gibber, gibberish unintelligible talking
Verb babbles, babbling, babbled
babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
		blather, smatter, blether, blither
		twaddle, blabber, tittle-tattle, gabble, prattle, prate, tattle, piffle, blab, gibber, maunder, clack, palaver, chatter act in a trivial or ineffective way
babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
		mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
babble - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
		spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, sing, babble out, blab out
		keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
		spill, talk reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
		divulge, let on, unwrap, disclose, reveal, let out, give away, discover, expose, bring out, break make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
babble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
		ripple, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
		sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"

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Wiktionary

babble (Noun)
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
babble (Noun)
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
babble (Noun)
A sound of or alike that which of flowing water.
babble (Verb)
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as, a child babbles.
babble (Verb)
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
babble (Verb)
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
babble (Verb)
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
babble (Verb)
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
babble (Verb)
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

babble (v. i.)
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
babble (v. i.)
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
babble (v. i.)
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
babble (v. i.)
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
babble (v. i.)
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
babble (v. i.)
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
babble (n.)
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
babble (n.)
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

babble
Something said, which noone can understand.
babble
To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

babble
bab′bl, v.i. to speak like a baby: to make a continuous murmuring sound like a brook, &c.: to make a babbling noise: to tell secrets.—v.t. to prate: to utter.—adjs. Bab′blative, Bab′bly.—ns. Bab′ble, Bab′blement, Bab′bling, idle senseless talk: prattle: confused murmur, as of a stream; Bab′bler, one who babbles. [Prob. imit., from the repeated syllable ba; cf. Dut. babbelen, Ger. pappelen, Fr. babiller.]