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  • 101Babble — Bab ble (b[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled} (b[a^]b b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to… …

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  • 102Babbled — Babble Bab ble (b[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled} (b[a^]b b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning… …

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  • 103Babbling — Babble Bab ble (b[a^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled} (b[a^]b b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf. LG. babbeln, D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare; prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning… …

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  • 104bum — um, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {bumming} (?).] [See {Boom}, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson. [1913 Webster] {to bum around} to wander about idly or aimlessly. [PJC] …

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  • 105bummed — bum um, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {bumming} (?).] [See {Boom}, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson. [1913 Webster] {to bum around} to wander about idly or aimlessly. [PJC] …

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  • 106bumming — bum um, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {bumming} (?).] [See {Boom}, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson. [1913 Webster] {to bum around} to wander about idly or aimlessly. [PJC] …

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  • 107Buzz — (b[u^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed} (b[u^]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a… …

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  • 108Buzzed — Buzz Buzz (b[u^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed} (b[u^]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to… …

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  • 109Buzzing — Buzz Buzz (b[u^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed} (b[u^]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to… …

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  • 110Cicuta bulbifera — Hemlock Hem lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta virosa}, and… …

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