Definitions for babbler
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bab•bleˈbæb əl(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 or meaningless fashion.
to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly:
to babble a secret.
(n.)inarticulate or imperfect speech.
foolish or incoherent speech; prattle.
a murmuring sound or sounds.
Origin of babble:
1200–50; ME babelen, of expressive orig.; cf. MLG babbelen
bab′bler
Princeton's WordNet
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter(noun)
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
babbler, cackler(noun)
any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
Wiktionary
babbler(Noun)
Someone who babbles.
Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. uE000129872uE001 L'Estrange.
babbler(Noun)
Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae (found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
babbler(Noun)
A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.
Webster Dictionary
Babbler(noun)
an idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets
Babbler(noun)
a hound too noisy on finding a good scent
Babbler(noun)
a name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note
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