- 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.