balbucir
USAGE NOTE
For the 1st person singular of the present indicative and for the present subjunctive, the corresponding forms of "balbucear" are used instead.
balbucir(
bahl
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boo
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seer
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to falter)
a. to stammer
Andrea balbucea cuando se pone nerviosa y cuesta entender lo que dice.Andrea stammers when she gets nervous and it is difficult to understand what she is saying.
b. to stutter
La mujer todavía estaba en estado de shock y balbucía cuando hablaba.The woman was still in shock and she stuttered as she spoke.
a. to babble
Con la fiebre balbucía sin parar pero no se le entendía nada.She had a fever and was babbling non-stop but we couldn't understand what she was saying.
a. to mumble
De vez en cuando Sonia balbucía mientras dormía.From time to time Sonia mumbled as she slept.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to stammer
El chico balbució que lo sentía mucho y se echó a llorar.The boy stammered that he was very sorry and then burst into tears.
b. to stutter
Estaba tan nerviosa que apenas pude balbucir cuatro palabras.I was so nervous that I was barely able to stutter a few words.
a. to babble
"Hermano... accidente... coche... ovejas..." balbució."Brother... accident... car... sheep..." he babbled.
a. to mumble
Estefanía balbucía algo sobre la casa de sus padres.Estefania was mumbling something about her parents' house.
Examples
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Conjugations
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