bringuebaler

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

A combination of Latin ballare and a family of Middle French words beginning in *brimb-, esp. brimber (to beg), which give the sense of "wandering to and fro". Likely influenced by Middle French trinqueballer (to chime a bell), itself from Middle French triballer (to wander) (modern French trimbaler).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɛ̃ɡ.ba.le/
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Verb

bringuebaler

  1. (transitive, of bells) to sound, ring, chime, ding
  2. (intransitive, of bells) to ring, sound, chime
  3. (transitive) to rattle
  4. (intransitive) to rattle
  5. (intransitive) to rattle along, rattle about (move, making a rattling or jolting sound)

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