burble

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)bəl

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English burblen (to bubble).

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• (etymology) American Heritage Dictionary.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bbelru
• lubber
• rubble