as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
the burble of babies can be so endearing
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Recent Examples of burble
Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The soundtrack of Niu Shack consists of the gentle swoosh of leaves and the burble of the nearby river, which forms a pool-like swimming hole just underneath the property.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The most recent eruption at Yellowstone took place roughly 70,000 years ago, when thick lava burbled up to the surface and flowed across the landscape.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What weird burble in the zeitgeist has somehow manifested in lines of identical Chalamets?
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The soundtrack of Niu Shack consists of the gentle swoosh of leaves and the burble of the nearby river, which forms a pool-like swimming hole just underneath the property.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Verb
Each year, Yellowstone National Park attracts millions of visitors who are eager to see its explosive geysers, steaming hot springs and burbling mud pots.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The most recent eruption at Yellowstone took place roughly 70,000 years ago, when thick lava burbled up to the surface and flowed across the landscape.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burble
Verb
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The chattering motion involved the lower beak snapping about 12 times per second.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Amid the chattering crowds and drum beats, a boy chased his father around the corner of the plaza.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2023
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For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.—
Jennifer Rubin,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
5 June 2023
Noun
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This nonsense all tracks back to a May 9 visit Baraka, McIver and other members of Congress made to a New Jersey immigration detention center.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Stop this nonsense [or] your executives and employees will see the same fate… Make the correct decision and pay the ransom.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The 24-year-old gymnast appeared on the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover and reflected on her achievement while chatting with PEOPLE.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The pair allegedly met on Roblox in March and had chatted on Discord for several weeks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Timbaland’s programming is at warp level, with pattering percussion across drum heads, yielding a crowd-pleaser that Elliott carries at a galloping pace.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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For a moment, the only sound was the rain pattering as night neared.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Zac also blabs that Bret and Demi have skeletons in their closet and are working to get a cease-and-desist.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Unfortunately, The Croat, being a complete and total tattletale, blabbed to The Dama that Negan had hesitated.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
11 May 2025
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“Burble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burble. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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