burble

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verb

bur·​ble ˈbər-bəl 

burbled; burbling ˈbər-b(ə-)liŋ 

intransitive verb

1

: to make a bubbling sound

2

: babble, prattle

burbler

ˈbər-b(ə-)lər 

noun

burble

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noun

1

: prattle

2

: the breaking up of the smooth flow of air about a body (such as an airplane wing)

burbly

ˈbər-b(ə-)lē 

adjective

burbly

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adjective

bur·​bly ˈbər-b(ə-)lē 

sometimes -er/-est

: burbling, bubbling

a novel, told in burbly, panting tones

—New Yorker

Synonyms of burble

Noun

• babble
• prattle
• chatter
• gabble
• jabber
• gibber
• nonsense

Examples of burble in a Sentence

Verb

The baby burbled happily in her crib.

Noun

the burble of babies can be so endearing

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery. —H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

There is a tabletop fountain burbling in the corner, which is a little on the nose. —Brian Braiker, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Noun

The Web is for unvarnished interactions, long rants and video burbles and buffering. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025

Andrew Carnegie’s spring burbles on more than a century later. —Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English

Adjective

Middle English, from burble bubble + -y

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for burble

• gerbil
• herbal
• verbal
• nonverbal
• preverbal