babbling

As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might de- stroy men's faith in God.

That is all, the drunkenness of life, the stirring and crawling of the yeast, the babbling of the life that is insane with consciousness that it is alive.

Drunken he was not, she could see that, and from his babbling she knew he was partly delirious.

He would neither desist from his attacks on the food nor from his noisy babbling to himself.

The sight of General Guph babbling like a happy child and playing with his hands in the cool waters of the fountain astonished and maddened Red Roquat.

But Simon Nishikanta, becoming suddenly aware that the old man was babbling, bellowed out ferociously:

His voice broken, it seemed, into an infinite multitude of unfamiliar sounds, went babbling and stammering away into the distant reaches of the forest, died into silence, and all was as before.

Skipper, beginning the babblings of delirium which alternated with silent moments of control in order to get below and under blankets, descended the ladder-like stairs, and Jerry, all-yearning, controlled himself in silence and watched the slow descent with the hope that when Skipper reached the bottom he would raise his arms and lift him down.

Beijing, June 10 (Petra) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday dismissed criticism by the Group of 7 nations as "creative babbling" and said it was time to start cooperating again.

HUW Beynon's letter (Western Mail, July 18) raises the debate of how if we all spoke a common language (notably English in Huw Beynon's letter) it could lead to peace and goodwill across the world, and it is our incessant babbling in many tongues that can ultimately lead to conflict.