burble

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verb

bur·​ble ˈbər-bəl How to pronounce burble (audio)
burbled; burbling ˈbər-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce burble (audio)

intransitive verb

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: to make a bubbling sound
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burbler noun

burble

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noun

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: the breaking up of the smooth flow of air about a body (such as an airplane wing)
burbly adjective

Examples of burble in a Sentence

Verb The baby burbled happily in her crib. Noun the burble of babies can be so endearing
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Verb
Blessed with Pearson’s burbling wit, Oswald swiftly demolishes one of Edward’s foundational lies—that appearance confers destiny—and turns the movie’s very premise on its head. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024 Elliott’s singsong flow rode atop the burbling beats and skittering synths fleshed out by a live band operating behind the stage’s video screen. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Noun
The soundtrack of Niu Shack consists of the gentle swoosh of leaves and the burble of the nearby river, which forms a pool-like swimming hole just underneath the property. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 All night long, the soundtrack of existence was the burble and splash of Hat Creek outside my window, but come dawn the birds took over. Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burble 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of burble was in the 14th century

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“Burble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burble. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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