balbuciar

/bawbuˈsjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
balbucio
preterite (eu)
balbuciei
past participle
balbuciado

Meaning

  1. to babble

    • O bebê balbuciou.

      The baby babbled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

balbucear

balbucear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to babble."

Practice

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