balbutire (to speak inarticulately, like a child): garrire (to prate in a familiar or frivolous manner, from fondness for speaking): blaterare (to talk much about nothing, with reference to the foolishness of what is said): hariolari (to talk senseless stuff, like an insane soothsayer): alucinari (to speak without any thought or consideration): nugari (to bring forth stupid, trifling matter. These three mostly translated with the accusative): fabulari; confabulari: fabulari inter se: sermones caedere (λόγονς κόπτειν: of persons chattering together in a good-natured, confidential way): effutire (aliquid, or absolutely, Cic.).