Definition of BURBLE

burble

Plural: burbles

Verb

Verb Forms: burbled, burbling, burbles

  • To make a gurgling sound or to speak rapidly and excitedly.
  • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
  • To bubble; to gurgle.
  • To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
  • To trouble or confuse.

Noun

  • A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
  • A gush of rapid speech.
  • The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
  • Trouble; disorder.

Examples

  • After drawing all the right tiles, she began to burble excitedly about her winning strategy.
  • She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative.

Scrabble Score: 10

burble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
burble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
burble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

burble: valid Words With Friends Word