burble

Word family

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SPEAK A LANGUAGE to talk about something in a confused way that is difficult to understand 嘟嘟囔囔地说；语无伦次地唠叨

burble on/away

I had to listen for an hour while she burbled away.

我只得听她唠叨了一个小时。

2. [intransitiveI]SOUND to make a sound like a stream flowing over stones 发出汩汩声；潺潺而流

—burble noun [singular]

Examples from the Corpus

burble• Under the black vinyl the waters burbled and hiccuped.• The computer would be burbling away and the lights would be fluttering around the console.• I stroke her hair and burble fine words, while she sobs out her questions and accusations.• The constant stream of praise burbling in the background of the class swelled into shouts of rapture.• Outside, a wood dove burbled on my sill.• A fresh-faced young girl burbled out her news.• There was no sound except for a pigeon burbling to itself in the road, pecking at horse-dung.• You should have heard a dial tone, a ringing sound, then burbling tones.

burble on/away• The computer would be burbling away and the lights would be fluttering around the console.• Outside, a wood dove burbled on my sill.

Origin burble

(1300-1400) From the sound

Chinese

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