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"Mascullar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to mumble", and "farfullar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to gabble". Learn more about the difference between "mascullar" and "farfullar" below.
mascullar(
mahs
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koo
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
farfullar(
fahr
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foo
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to gabble
Josué llegó farfullando algo acerca de un atraco pero casi no le entendí.Josue came in gabbling something about an armed robbery, but I could hardly make out what he was saying.
b. to babble
La encargada farfulló unas instrucciones y nos dejó sin más.The manager babbled some instructions and just left us to it.
c. to jabber
Silvia se puso nerviosa, farfulló una disculpa y se fue.Silvia got agitated, jabbered an apology, and left.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to gabble
Margie no pudo dormir porque había gente farfullando y riéndose en el corredor de su hotel toda la noche.Margie couldn't sleep because there were people gabbling and laughing in her hotel hallway all night.
b. to babble
¡No podía entender nada de lo que decían! Simplemente farfullaban.I couldn't make out a word they were saying! They were just babbling.
c. to jabber
Esos turistas iban farfullando en un idioma que no pude reconocer.Those tourists were jabbering in some language I couldn't recognize.
