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rhubarb verb intrans. ['ru:bɑ:b] colloq. M20.
[from RHUBARB noun & adjective.]
Orig., (of an actor) repeat the word 'rhubarb' to represent an indistinct conversation or the noise of a crowd. Now gen., make a murmurous background noise, converse indistinctly. Also redupl.
B. Mason The amorphous, rhubarbing hubbub of the audience.