Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shallow brooks are noisy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: shal-low brook-s are noisy
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

People who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.

Example Sentences

"To the contrary, psychiatrists know well the truth of the old proverbs "Shallow brooks are noisy" and "Still waters run deep." We must not assume that someone whose feelings are modulated and controlled is not a passionate person."
"Shallow brooks are noisy; deep waters are smooth. Depend upon it, when a man is deeply and strongly impressed with the truth of his own convictions, he is in no way tempted to rail at his neighbour."
"My mother called me and asked, "Can you tell me the meaning of this, son. The deep river moves with silent majesty, but shallow brooks are noisy?""

Phrases

empty vessels make the most noise still waters run deep

Frequently Paired Words

empty vessels make the most noise still waters run deep

Questions

What does shallow brooks are noisy mean?: People who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.

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