babbler Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox.
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noun any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
cackler.
WordNet
Bab"bler noun
Definitions
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An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. L'Estrange.
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A hound too noisy on finding a good scent. -
(Zoöl.) A name given to any one of family (Timalinæ) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.