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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | babble |
| Synonyms: | blab, blather, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gabble, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, tal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently |
| Main Entry: | sough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murmur |
| Synonyms: | babble, burble, buzz*, drip, drone, flow, growl, gurgle, hum, meander, moan, mumble, mutter, purl, purr, ripple, rumble*, sigh, stage-whisper, stammer, stutter, susurrate, tinkle, trickle, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | foam |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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afoam, bubbling, effervescent, frothy, nappy, sparkling, spumescent, spumous, vaporous
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| Concept: | [Mixture of air and water] Bubble. [Cloud.] |
| Category: | 3. IMPERFECT FLUIDS |
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-nouns
bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift., cloud, vapor, fog, mist, haze, steam, geyser; scud, messenger, rack, nimbus; cumulus, woolpack, cirrus, stratus; cirrostratus, cumulostratus; cirrocumulus; mackerel sky, mare's tale, dirty sky; curl cloud; frost smoke; thunderhead., [Science of clouds] nephelognosy; nephograph, nephology., effervescence, fermentation; bubbling., nebula; cloudliness (opacity); nebulosity (dimness).
-verbs
bubble, boil, foam, froth, mantle, sparkle, guggle, gurgle; effervesce, ferment, fizzle.
-adjectives
bubbling; frothy, nappy, effervescent, sparkling, mousseux, up., cloudy; thunderheaded; vaporous, nebulous, overcast.
-phrases
"the lowring element scowls o'er the darkened landscip" [Paradise Lost].
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