babbling brook
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of babbling brook
rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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“It’s the rhythm of a babbling brook, it’s the rhythm of a season, it’s the rhythm of a doe bouncing down the glen,” McLean said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
When Ouiser sees squirrels running up and down a tree or hears a babbling brook, her ears perk up, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Block the sonic intrusions out with soothing sounds ranging from a babbling brook to rumbling clothing dryers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
They help me sleep—blackout mode plus a sonic cocktail of white noise, babbling brook, and a dash of snoozy piano jams.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2020
My early life ran quiet beside a babbling brook, and there I sat and fished trout and fried them over an outdoor fire.
From The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
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