talk idly or thoughtlessly
1babble — I. v. n. 1. Prattle, jabber, chatter, gibber, talk inarticulately. 2. Prate, chat, gossip, palaver, tattle, be loquacious, talk idly or thoughtlessly. See prate. 3. Tell secrets, tattle, blab, let the cat out of the bag. II. v. a. 1. Tell ( …
2tattle — I. v. n. 1. Prate, prattle, chatter, chat, jabber, babble, talk idly or thoughtlessly, talk at random, spin a long yarn. 2. (Colloq.) Blab, gossip, tell tales, tell secrets. II. n. Prate, prattle, gossip, twaddle, twattle, gabble, idle talk …
3blab — I. noun Etymology: Middle English blabbe; akin to Middle English blaberen Date: 14th century 1. archaic one that blabs ; tattletale 2. idle or excessive talk ; chatter • blabby adjective …
4babble — /bab euhl/, v., babbled, babbling, n. v.i. 1. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. 3. to make a continuous, murmuring sound. v.t. 4.… …
5babble — [c]/ˈbæbəl / (say babuhl) verb (babbled, babbling) –verb (i) 1. to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: *Macauley let her babble on as though he didn t hear. –d arcy niland, 1955. 3. to… …
6babble — bab•ble [[t]ˈbæb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning 2) to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle 3) to make a continuous murmuring sound 4) to utter …
