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burble verb [ ˈbəːb(ə)l ]

• make a continuous murmuring noise.
• "a stream burbled through the woods"
Similar: gurgle, bubble, murmur, purr, purl, tinkle, whir, drone, rumble, buzz, hum, plash,
• (of an airflow) break up into turbulence.
• "the air no longer flows smoothly over the wing but burbles and slows down, decreasing lift"

burble noun

• continuous murmuring noise.
• "the steady burble of running water"
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘to bubble’): imitative. Current senses date from the late 19th century.


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