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  • 91bab|ble — «BAB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make sounds like a baby: »My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib. 2. to talk foolishly; prattle: »She babbled on and on about her new dress. SYNONYM(S): gabble …

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  • 92coo´ing|ly — coo «koo», noun, verb, cooed, coo|ing, interjection. –n. 1. the soft, murmuring sound made by doves or pigeons. 2. a sound like this. –v.i. 1. to make a soft, murmuring sound. 2. to murmur softly; speak in a soft, loving manner …

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  • 93coo´er — coo «koo», noun, verb, cooed, coo|ing, interjection. –n. 1. the soft, murmuring sound made by doves or pigeons. 2. a sound like this. –v.i. 1. to make a soft, murmuring sound. 2. to murmur softly; speak in a soft, loving manner …

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  • 94mur´mur|er — mur|mur «MUR muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, low, indistinct sound that rises and falls a little and goes on without breaks: »the murmur of a stream, the murmur of little waves, the murmur of voices in another room. Faint murmurs from the… …

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  • 95mur|mur — «MUR muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, low, indistinct sound that rises and falls a little and goes on without breaks: »the murmur of a stream, the murmur of little waves, the murmur of voices in another room. Faint murmurs from the meadows come… …

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  • 96purr´ing|ly — purr «pur», noun, verb. –n. a low, murmuring sound such as a cat makes when pleased. –v.i., v.t. to make a low murmuring sound: »It [a young leopard] ... purred like a cat when we stroked it with our hands (Daniel Defoe). ... His engine purring… …

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  • 97admurmuration — † admurmuˈration Obs. 0 [ad. L. admurmurātiōn em, n. of action f. L. admurmurā re to murmur at.] ‘A murmuring at.’ Bailey 1731. ‘The act of murmuring.’ Ash 1775. (Never used.) …

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  • 98A world to see — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… …

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  • 99Abies Canadensis — 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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  • 100All in the world — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… …

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