burble (redirected from burbles)

bur·ble  (bûrbl)

n.

1. A gurgling or bubbling sound, as of running water.

2. A rapid, excited flow of speech.

3. A separation in the boundary layer of fluid about a moving streamlined body, such as the wing of an airplane, causing a breakdown in the smooth flow of fluid and resulting in turbulence.

intr.v. bur·bled, bur·bling, bur·bles

1. To bubble; gurgle.

2. To speak quickly and excitedly; gush.

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[Middle English burblen, to bubble.]

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burbler n.

burbly adj.

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burble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to make or utter with a bubbling sound; gurgle

2. to talk quickly and excitedly [probably imitative]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

burble - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" guggle, gurgle, ripple, bubble, babble sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"