burble
to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
to speak in an excited manner; babble.
a bubbling or gentle flow.
an excited flow of speech.
Aeronautics. the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of attack.
Origin of burble
1Other words from burble
- burbler, noun
- burbly, adverb
Words Nearby burble
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How to use burble in a sentence
Many faucet and flower designs stand out with their gentle burble, while others, like modern plastic designs, are transparent and blend into the background.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again | Florie Korani | July 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAsking short questions is hard, which is why so many interviewers burble their way through long ones.
Meanwhile the author of the latest explanation went from house to house to burble the news in the company of his two witnesses.
The Passionate Elopement | Compton MackenzieAll was still again except the quiet hum of the mechanical shampoo brush and the soft burble of running water.
Behind the Beyond | Stephen LeacockThere was no wind, and except for the burble of the stream and the call of the birds all was still in the forest.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories | Barry Pain
She heard a faint burble of talk away at the other end of the wire.
Big Timber | Bertrand W. SinclairI even test my burble on poor Sister every week before sending it in.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson Dodd
British Dictionary definitions for burble
/ (ˈbɜːbəl) /
to make or utter with a bubbling sound; gurgle
(intr ; often foll by away or on) to talk quickly and excitedly
(intr) (of the airflow around a body) to become turbulent
a bubbling or gurgling sound
a flow of excited speech
turbulence in the airflow around a body
Origin of burble
1Derived forms of burble
- burbler, noun
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