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   burble

   /ˈbəːb(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. make a continuous murmuring noise: "a stream burbled through the woods" Similar gurglebubblemurmurpurrpurltinklewhirdronerumblebuzzhumliterary:plash
   • ▪ speak continuously and at length in an unintelligible or confused way: "he burbled on about annuities" Similar prattleblatherbletherblitherbabble (on)gabblepratedrivelrattle on/awayramblemaundergo onrun ontalk at lengthtalk incessantlytalk a lotchatteryapgossiptalk nineteen to the dozenslabber oninformal:jabberblabberyatterjawgabgaschit-chatyackety-yakrabbitwitterwafflenatterchuntertalk the hind legs off a donkeyrun off at the mouthmagarchaic:twaddletwattleclaverclack
   • 2. (of an airflow) break up into turbulence: "the air no longer flows smoothly over the wing but burbles and slows down, decreasing lift"

   noun

   • 1. continuous murmuring noise: "the steady burble of running water"
   • ▪ rambling speech: "an hour of boring burble"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘to bubble’): imitative. Current senses date from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. burbler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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