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burble

Pronunciation: /ˈbɝ.bl̩/

The English word “burble” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
  2. A gush of rapid speech.
  3. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
  4. Trouble; disorder.

verb

  1. To bubble; to gurgle.
  2. To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
  3. To trouble or confuse.

Etymology

From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative.

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