burble

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.

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   1. 4

      To bubble

      To bubble; to gurgle.

      • The stream burbled as it flowed past. Its slightly musty odor smelled of trout.
   2. 5

      To babble

      To babble; to speak in an excited rush.

      • She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.
      • "No, Jo, it wasn't one bit crowded, there was room enought ^([sic]) for everyone," she burbled on. "And we were there, and all these other wymeen too, of all shapes, sizes, and colors..."
      • “No way this one’s going to miss us this time,” burbles one bebooted doomsdayer to another.
   3. 6

      Trouble

      Trouble; disorder.

   4. 7

      To trouble or confuse.

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