Burble

Quick meaning: Burble is a noun meaning A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.

Meaning

A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.

More Meanings

1. A gush of rapid speech.
2. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
3. (intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle.
4. To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
5. Trouble; disorder.
6. (transitive) To trouble or confuse.

Example Sentences

She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.

The stream burbled as it flowed past. Its slightly musty odor smelled of trout.

“No way this one’s going to miss us this time,” burbles one bebooted doomsdayer to another.

He could hear the music in the distance, and the burble and laughter from the library, and a high ringing in his own ears.

Word Forms

• burbles
• burbling
• burbled

Synonyms for burble

Depending on context, synonyms include ripple, babble, gurgle, guggle, bubble.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gurgle, guggle, bubble, ripple, babble, gurgling.

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