rhu|barb|ing

rhu|barb|ing
rhu|barb|ing «ROO bahr bihng», adjective, noun. British.
–adj.
(of actors) muttering sounds to simulate background noise of talk or conversation.
–n.
noisy talk: »

The players filed off the stage, and the silence dissolved in the rhubarbing of the multitude of spectators (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[< rhubarb, the theatrical direction and the word customarily repeated at different speeds by actors to give the impression of a general hubbub]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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