babbling brook
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of babbling brook
rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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Block the sonic intrusions out with soothing sounds ranging from a babbling brook to rumbling clothing dryers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021
I learned quickly that this was not going to come together in the half hour that old Bob Ross took to create one of his babbling brook masterpieces.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2020
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
I found the river on my own — more of a babbling brook in October — not far from the post office.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2018
The birds had hushed their songs for their midday siesta, and the babbling brook at our feet had grown less garrulous, as if in sympathy with the rest of nature, when the torch was applied.
From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez
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