as in shouted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop gibbering, and pull yourself together!
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Appearing on the late-night show ahead of their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year, the Staten Island group donned Knicks gear and repeatedly shouted out to New York City during their performance.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026 -
Goldberg shouted after Navarro attempted to continue a question before a commercial break.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Witherspoon also chatted with her fellow volunteers and One Gen staff members, being her super friendly and charming self.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2025
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McClain mostly chatted with Greene while Johnson spoke to Massie, though Greene and the speaker had a brief conversation before Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) joined the conversation.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Dec. 2025
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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His jaw wobbled unsteadily and a thin thread of spit drooled from the side of his mouth onto the counter.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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But the Broncos’ ground game has quietly sputtered for a month even when Dobbins was healthy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
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Bipartisan talks sputtered for weeks.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Dec. 2025
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The sun shone, the fountain babbled and everyone in attendance beamed.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The Stromtroopers turned, muttered that there was nothing to see here, and walked away.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The earthquake rattled at a depth of 5 miles, with its epicenter about 2 miles southeast of San Ramon.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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But the incident rattled Retes, who served in the army for four years.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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