burble
verb (used without object)
to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
burbled
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past participleof burble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof burble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
burbleverb (used without object)to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
Example Sentences
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A stone fountain burbled softly in his Japanese-inspired peace garden.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
After Justice Arthur Engoron handed down that hefty penalty in the fraud case, Eric Trump burbled some nonsense about how his dad had created the skyline of the city.
From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024
Alabama and Texas A&M illustrated one of the byproducts that have burbled up out of college football’s ever-shifting ecosystem.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022
Past the park’s entry gate, the Mad King Ludwig spires of the Enchanted Storybook Castle soared in the distance, and speakers burbled music from “The Nutcracker.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2017
All the nervousness she'd been feeling about skipping to fourth grade suddenly burbled up inside her.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
