1. (v. i.) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.

2. (v. i.) To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.

3. (v. i.) To talk much; to chatter; to prate.

4. (v. i.) To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.

5. (v. i.) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.

6. (v. i.) To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.

7. (n.) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.

8. (n.) Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.