burble

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English burblen (to bubble).

Noun [edit]

burble (plural burbles)

  1. A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
  2. A gush of rapid speech.
    She burbled on as if I cared to listen.
  3. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.

Verb [edit]

burble (third-person singular simple present burbles, present participle burbling, simple past and past participle burbled)

  1. To bubble; to gurgle.
  2. To babble; To speak in an excited rush.

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References [edit]

  • (etymology) American Heritage Dictionary.

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