/ Dictionary / Index B babble: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bab•ble Pronunciation: (bab'ul), [key] — v., n. -bled, -bling, —v.i. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning. to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. to make a continuous, murmuring sound. —v.t. to utter in an incoherent, foolish, or meaningless fashion. to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: to babble a secret. —n. inarticulate or imperfect speech. foolish, meaningless, or incoherent speech; prattle. a murmuring sound or a confusion of sounds. babbling (def. 2). a confused mixture of extraneous sounds in a circuit, resulting from cross talk from other channels. Cf. cross talk (def. 1). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: babble (Thesaurus) Babbittry babbler Related Content Daily Word Quiz: opulent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language