babble
phonetic symbol: / bǽbəl /
babble - English Dictionary
[ noun ]
■ gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
→
babbling
,
lallation
[ verb ]
■ divulge confidential information or secrets
→
babble out
,
blab
,
blab out
,
let the cat out of the bag
,
peach
,
sing
,
spill the beans
,
talk
,
tattle
[ verb ]
■ to talk foolishly
e.g.)
・The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
→
blather
,
blether
,
blither
,
smatter
[ verb ]
■ utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
[ verb ]
■ flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
→
bubble
,
burble
,
guggle
,
gurgle
,
ripple
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