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Babblement

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babble (ˈbæb^əl)

—vb
1.	to utter (words, sounds, etc) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble
2.	(intr) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly
3.	(tr) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc) carelessly or impulsively
4.	(intr) (of streams, birds, etc) to make a low murmuring or bubbling sound

—n
5.	incoherent or foolish speech; chatter
6.	a murmuring or bubbling sound

[C13: compare Dutch babbelen, Swedish babbla, French babiller to prattle, Latin babulus fool; probably all of imitative origin]

'babblement

—n

'babbling

—n, —*adj*

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Babblement is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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