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to burble

to burble

5 7.5
To make a soft low sound like water moving over stones
  • verb
  • /ˈbɜrbl/
translation icon : burbujear
  • The biplane burbled off toward the west, following Highway 90 at two hundred feet.
  • burbling fountain
  • burbling water
  • burbling stream

This whole idea of the cool girl, cool person, just be cool, call it whatever the hell you want thing has been burbling up for a long time.

Examples

  • The baby had ceased its pitiful cries and burbled against his shoulder now, sounding calm, almost contented.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The lush lawn was dotted with interconnecting pools, water burbling from one to the other.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Oh, the hot water, you may have to give it a little time to burble up at you.

    Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

  • JEAN: You have to wait for the hot water to burble up.

    Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

  • An automatic coffee maker simultaneously begins to burble and spills a spattering stream of soy-cafe into a glass tureen.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • As the stream flowed smoothly over the rocks, it began to burble softly, creating a serene atmosphere.

  • The small brook burbled cheerfully as it wound its way through the meadow, making the tranquil scene even more idyllic.

  • She listened to the fountain burble gently, the soothing sound helping her relax in the garden.

Synonyms

to gurgle
vsto burble
27 3.7

To make a bubbling sound like water moving in a bottle

is similar but highlights a low continuous flow sound
to foam
vsto burble
23 1.7

To become covered with small bubbles, like milk when heated

emphasizes low continuous flowing sound rather than surface bubbles
to bubble
vsto burble
22 2.0

To move and make soft gurgling sounds in water

stresses a steadier low continuous sound during flowing motion
to froth
vsto burble
10 3.0

To make small bubbles form on the surface of a liquid

is about a low continuous liquid murmur rather than a surface bubble layer
to babble
vsto burble
2 4.2

Make a soft bubbling sound as water moves over stones

describes a low continuous liquid murmur while moving
to seethe
vsto burble
2 6.3

To bubble or boil strongly

is milder, describing a low continuous liquid murmur not boiling
to guggle
vsto burble
1 9.9

To make a soft bubbling sound when liquid moves or someone pours it

refers to flowing low continuous noise rather than pouring sounds
to glug
vsto burble
1 8.1

To make a gurgling sound when liquid pours from a bottle

describes flowing low continuous sound instead of discrete pouring noise
to purl
vsto burble
  • Archaic
9.3

To flow quietly and make a soft, pleasant sound like a small stream

focuses more on a low continuous liquid murmur than on swirling

How Bubbling

to bubble
22 2.0
to gurgle
27 3.7
to burble
5 7.5
to trickle
70 3.4
to drip
171 1.0

Surface Forms

burble infinitive
burbled past
burbled past participle
burbling present participle
burbles third person singular

Etymology

Burble comes from the sound it copies, like the soft noise of water bubbling or gurgling. So, burble means 'to flow with a low, continuous, bubbling sound'.