burbling

verb

present participle of burble
as in chattering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burbling
  1. chattering
  2. jabbering
  3. chatting
  4. pattering
  5. waffling
  6. blabbing
  7. drooling
Verb
  • There was something that got a lot of people chattering in the world of math.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Some were already chattering about hitting Angine de Poitrine’s two nights at the Wiltern in December.
    — Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chattering
Verb
  • In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of jabbering
Verb
  • People report feeling less lonely after chatting with an AI companion, which resembles seeking comfort.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While chatting on the phone, McCartney brought up their ongoing tiff.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of pattering
Verb
  • The tournament’s special status — its unwillingness to place any person above the sport — is part of why Williams wanted to play singles, not just doubles with her sister Venus, after waffling on the decision.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of waffling
Verb
  • Luckily, Charlie admitted leaking that accusation to Georgia, which means Emira doesn’t have to fire or muzzle her assistant for blabbing.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2026
  • Rather, Sophi refrained from immediately blabbing about her advantage to Savannah and Rizo, keeping the discovery all to herself.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of blabbing
Verb
  • There was one of Melissa Gorga’s sprinkle cookies ground into the carpet, and there was Kelsey Swanson, passed out under the piano and drooling on the parquet.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Typical letdown game for a Florida team the national media just spent a week drooling over.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of drooling
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“Burbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burbling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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