babble on

[Vik-Nik-Sor]

He felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened.
She babbled on without stopping.
I have no idea what he was babbling on about.

These are examples from dictionaries. What does the adverb 'on' in the sentences mean?
Thank you.

 

[bhaisahab]

To "babble on" is similar in meaning to this: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/rabbit-on?q=rabbit+on
Unfortunately I can't find a dictionary entry for "babble on".

 

[lotus888]

It's to babble on and on.



--lotus

 

[Vik-Nik-Sor]

Thanks to all. So, as I understand, it means:

on
used to say that someone continues to do something or something continues to happen, without stopping:

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, babble and babble and babble.