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burble
[ bur-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
burbled, burbling.
- to make a bubbling sound; bubble.
- to speak in an excited manner; babble.
noun
- a bubbling or gentle flow.
- an excited flow of speech.
- Aeronautics. the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of attack.
burble
/ ˈɜːə /
verb
- to make or utter with a bubbling sound; gurgle
- intr; often foll by away or on to talk quickly and excitedly
- intr (of the airflow around a body) to become turbulent
noun
- a bubbling or gurgling sound
- a flow of excited speech
- turbulence in the airflow around a body
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Derived Forms
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Other 51Թ Forms
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- ܰb adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of burble1
C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Spanish borbollar to bubble, gush, Italian borbugliare
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Kennedy's eagerness to slash access to health care burbled up repeatedly during the hearing, most comically when he offered computer software as an alternative to doctors.
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“There we go!” someone called out as he cleared the burbling waterway.
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These water gardens were lovely and relatively simple, but I still wanted the soothing sound of burbling water.
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And notwithstanding the constant shrieks about America’s nativism and xenophobia, the melting pot continues to burble along.
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Along the way, I spotted flashy displays of yellow balsamroot and purple lupine as my family meandered alongside burbling Cowiche Creek.
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