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abbot

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

nonymous Phrases

blow smoke chew the fat (also chew the rag) shoot the breeze talk a blue streak

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly //during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time

Synonyms

babble bumble chat chatter drivel drool gibber jabber prattle sputter

chunter [British] maunder mouth mumble murmur mutter

stammer stutter

screech shout shriek

Near Antonyms

articulate enunciate pronounce

galena

noun

ga·le·na

gə-ˈlē-nə

Definition

a bluish-gray cubic mineral with metallic luster consisting of lead sulfide and constituting the principal ore of lead

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

borrowed from Latin galēna, of obscure origin

garland

noun

gar·land

ˈgär-lənd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

blow smoke chew the fat (also chew the rag) shoot the breeze talk a blue streak

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly //during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time

Synonyms