Word Study
burble
CIDE DICTIONARY
burble, v.
to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially brooks. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
burble, v. & n.
--v.intr.
1 speak ramblingly; make a murmuring noise.
2 Aeron. (of an air-flow) break up into turbulence.
--n.
1 a murmuring noise.
2 rambling speech.
--v.intr.
1 speak ramblingly; make a murmuring noise.
2 Aeron. (of an air-flow) break up into turbulence.
--n.
1 a murmuring noise.
2 rambling speech.
Derivative
burbler n.
Etymology
19th c.: imit.
THESAURUS
burble
babble, be stupid, blather, blither, blubber, boil, boil over, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, chatter, clack, dither, dote, drivel, drool, effervesce, ferment, fizz, fizzle, gabble, guggle, gurgle, hiss, lap, maunder, plash, plop, prattle, purl, rattle, ripple, run on, seethe, simmer, slobber, slosh, sparkle, splash, swash, swish, trill, wash, work, yak, yammerFor further exploring for "burble" in Webster Dictionary Online
