babbling

verb

Meaning

To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
To reveal; to give away (a secret).
A stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
Sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
Idle senseless talk; prattle.
A confused murmur, as of a stream.

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