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K.O. Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
rapid sequence
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I am looking for the equivalent words for: 'rapid sequence' and 'to talk rapidly and monotonously'.
I am looking for the equivalent words for: 'rapid sequence' and 'to talk rapidly and monotonously'.
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'to talk rapidly and monotonously' = chatter yakety-yak jibber-jabber
- 'to talk rapidly and monotonously' = chatter yakety-yak jibber-jabber
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Hi, davkett,
Is there a word for 'rapid sequence' as in 'rapid sequence of a machine gun shots'.?
Is there a word for 'rapid sequence' as in 'rapid sequence of a machine gun shots'.?
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K.O.Hi, davkett,Comic books made this popular: "Ratta-tatta-tat".
Is there a word for 'rapid sequence' as in 'rapid sequence of a machine gun shots'.?
I'll keep thinking. What's your context?
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K.O.'to talk rapidly and monotonously'.A person talking in this way is sometimes referred to as a 'motor mouth'.
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If you want a really fancy word try stichomythia, although strictly it only applies to dialogue.
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sti-cho-myth-i-a (stik uh mith'ee uh) also <sti-chom-y-thy>(sti
kom'uh thee) n.
dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play,
characterized by brief exchanges between
two characters, each of whom usu. speaks
in one line of verse.
Forbes, I am hypnotized, can't remembe
kom'uh thee) n.
dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play,
characterized by brief exchanges between
two characters, each of whom usu. speaks
in one line of verse.
Forbes, I am hypnotized, can't remembe
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There's also "staccato", but I don't know if you'll like it in your context.
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also "blue streak"/gabble/jabber/blatter
and of cause tachyphrasia (the act of talking very fast) :-)
and of cause tachyphrasia (the act of talking very fast) :-)
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davkett
There are several contexts in question. Here is one of them. Remember Data from the tv series star trek TNG (US production) please. This man sometimes starts giving a full list of synonymous words in his memory whenever he encounters a new word, necessarily a slang. Think that, due to a failure in his systems he is getting on with his work and never stopping. Like this:
There are several contexts in question. Here is one of them. Remember Data from the tv series star trek TNG (US production) please. This man sometimes starts giving a full list of synonymous words in his memory whenever he encounters a new word, necessarily a slang. Think that, due to a failure in his systems he is getting on with his work and never stopping. Like this:
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