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/berr"beuhl/, v., burbled, burbling, n.v.i.1. to make a bubbling sound; bubble.2. to speak in an excited manner; babble.n.3. a bubbling or gentle flow.4. an excited flow of speech.5. Aeron. the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of attack.[1275-1325; ME; perh. var. of BUBBLE]
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burble — verb 1 (I, T) to talk about something in a confused way that is difficult to understand: Maggie kept burbling away about how difficult things were. 2 (I) to make a sound like a stream flowing over stones burble noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burble — I. intransitive verb (burbled; burbling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. to make a bubbling sound 2. babble, prattle • burbler noun II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary