balbucejar
Catalan
Etymology
Alteration of earlier balbuçar, from Vulgar Latin *balbūtiāre, a variant of Latin balbūtiō (“I stutter, stammer”).
Verb
balbucejar
- (intransitive) to stutter, to stammer
- El locutor balbucejava i repetia monòtonament una mateixa frase.
- The speaker stammered and monotonously repeated the same phrase.
- (transitive) to stammer (out), babble, bleat out
- Balbucejava mots a mitges, tremolava.
- She stammered out words incompletely, she trembled.
Synonyms
- balbucitar
- balbotejar
Derived terms
Further reading
- “balbucejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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