Brabble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹæbəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Brabble is a verb meaning To babble (of a stream or other watercourse).
Meaning
To babble (of a stream or other watercourse).
More Meanings
- (dated) To make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
- (dated) A brawl, or commotion.
Example Sentences
This petty brabble will undo us all.
"There, let's have no brabbling!" My lord struck in good-humouredly.
Down in the middle, among mossy boulders, the beck brabbled through golden sheets of Draba […]
What they, by this their journey to Versailles, do specially want? The twelve speakers reply, in few words inclusive of much: "Bread, and the end of these brabbles […]"
Word Forms
- brabbles
- brabbling
- brabbled
Synonyms for brabble
Depending on context, synonyms include niggle, squabble, quibble, bicker, pettifog.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squabble, bicker, niggle, quibble, pettifog, rabble.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.