burble
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burble¹
- /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ US
- /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative.
noun burbles
- A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. Marta's gander was a magnificent snow-white bird: the object of terror to foxes, children and dogs. She had reared him as a gosling; and whenever he approached, he would let fly a low contented burble and sidle his neck around her thighs.
- A gush of rapid speech. He could hear the music in the distance, and the burble and laughter from the library, and a high ringing in his own ears.
- The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
verb burbles · burbling · burbled
- To bubble; to gurgle. The stream burbled as it flowed past. Its slightly musty odor smelled of trout.
- To babble; to speak in an excited rush. She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.
burble²
- /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ US
- /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bəl
Where it comes from
Scottish; probably connected Old French barbouiller (“to confound”).
noun
- Trouble; disorder.
verb burbles · burbling · burbled
- To trouble or confuse.
Translations
Every language
noun sound of water
| Português | borbulha |
|---|
verb to bubble, to gurgle
| Español | borbollar, borbotar |
|---|---|
| Português | borbulhar |
| Italiano | borbugliare |
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