Meaning of tribble | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fictional alien creature in Star Trek, a fast-breeding, cooing ball of fur.
2. A surname.
3. A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.

Examples

“Scales have proliferated like tribbles in quadra-triticale: just intonations, equal temperaments, scales based on overtones, scales generated from a single interval or pair of intervals, scales without octaves, scales arising from arcane mathematical formulas, scales that reflect cosmological or religious structures, scales that "come from the heart."”

“The Hyper-Producing Playwrights of Edmondton: Or Why Alberta’s Capital Breeds New Plays Like Tribbles.”

“They were like tribbles, multiplying by the dozens, cackling, giggling their maniacal joy at the game.”

“They breed like tribbles, but at least they’re not terrestrial.”

“Career diplomat Conrad Tribble said on Twitter that multiculturalism “is one of our greatest strengths as a country, and I go to that well often as an American diplomat. It’s hard to overstate the global soft power impact of America’s cultural diversity.””

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