burble
verb (used without object)
to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
was burbling
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past progressiveof burble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A few days later, I noticed orange foam was burbling up within it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
Who knows where else it was burbling up in the culture — Sitcoms?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2015
Israeli Premier Menachem Begin was burbling with good humor at the end of his three-day official visit to Washington last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was burbling with excitement as if they were the kind of people who regularly discussed Guinness world records.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
A Vivaldi Season was burbling through concealed speakers.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
