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burble

[ bur-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

, bur·bled, bur·bling.
  1. to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
  2. to speak in an excited manner; babble.


noun

  1. a bubbling or gentle flow.
  2. an excited flow of speech.
  3. Aeronautics. the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of attack.

burble

/ ˈbɜːbəl /

verb

  1. to make or utter with a bubbling sound; gurgle
  2. intr; often foll by away or on to talk quickly and excitedly
  3. intr (of the airflow around a body) to become turbulent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bubbling or gurgling sound
  2. a flow of excited speech
  3. turbulence in the airflow around a body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈburbler, noun
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Other Words From

  • burbler noun
  • burbly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burble1

1275–1325; Middle English; perhaps variant of bubble
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burble1

C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Spanish borbollar to bubble, gush, Italian borbugliare
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Example Sentences

“There we go!” someone called out as he cleared the burbling waterway.

These water gardens were lovely and relatively simple, but I still wanted the soothing sound of burbling water.

And notwithstanding the constant shrieks about America’s nativism and xenophobia, the melting pot continues to burble along.

Along the way, I spotted flashy displays of yellow balsamroot and purple lupine as my family meandered alongside burbling Cowiche Creek.

I heard clanging metal drums and the burble of a ram’s horn.

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