to talk for a long time in a confused or boring way► ramble to talk for too long in a confused way, changing the subject and forgetting what you have already said: · The trouble is once Dad gets started on a subject, he tends to ramble.ramble on: · Ida rambled on, but Anna wasn't listening to her.ramble about: · He was a little drunk and kept rambling on about the good old days.
► babble to talk quickly and in a confused way so that you seem slightly silly, especially because you are nervous: · Don't pay any attention to her - she's just babbling.babble on: · He babbled on and on until everyone had left the room.babble about: · He was running around babbling about someone named Tulkeke.
► waffle British to talk for a long time without making your meaning clear and without really saying anything useful or important: · He didn't know what he was talking about - he was just waffling.· Interviewers dislike candidates who just sit there and waffle instead of answering the questions.
► witter on/rabbit on British informal to talk for a long time about something in a stupid and boring way: · It doesn't matter what she's talking about - she'll witter on for hours.· George just rabbited on, boring everyone to death with his silly nonsense.
► windbag/gasbag informal someone who talks too much, especially in a very boring way: · What a gasbag that Mrs Jenkins is! I've been stuck with her for over an hour.· There's a bunch of old windbags on the town council who don't know when to shut up.
► long-winded someone who is long-winded takes a long time to say something that they could say in a shorter time, which makes other people bored and impatient: · One long-winded speaker after another came to the podium.· Dad can be so long-winded sometimes, I cringe when he starts talking to someone new.
informal someone who talks too much SYN gasbag British English