were 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.
burbleverb (used without object)to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
Example Sentences
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But as recently as August of this year, reports were burbling yet again of a "Deadwood" movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2015
But most Americans had no idea what the eggheads were burbling about.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2012
We flew up and our feeds were burbling all sorts of things about where to stay and what to eat.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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