burble

UK /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ US /ˈbɝ.bl̩/
noun 4verb 3

Definitions

noun

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

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

The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.

verb

1

To bubble; to gurgle.

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

2

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..."

noun

1

Trouble; disorder.

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