burble
verb /ˈbɜːbl/
/ˈbɜːrbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they burble | /ˈbɜːbl/ /ˈbɜːrbl/ |
| he / she / it burbles | /ˈbɜːblz/ /ˈbɜːrblz/ |
| past simple burbled | /ˈbɜːbld/ /ˈbɜːrbld/ |
| past participle burbled | /ˈbɜːbld/ /ˈbɜːrbld/ |
| -ing form burbling | /ˈbɜːblɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] burble (on) (about something) | + speech (disapproving) to speak in a confused or silly way that is difficult to hear or understand
- What's he burbling about?
- [intransitive] to make the gentle sound of a stream flowing over stones
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘to bubble’): imitative. Current senses date from the late 19th cent.