burble

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative. ==== Noun ==== burble (plural burbles) A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. A gush of rapid speech. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== burble (third-person singular simple present burbles, present participle burbling, simple past and past participle burbled) (intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle. To babble; to speak in an excited rush. ===== Derived terms ===== burbler burbly ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Scottish; probably connected Old French barbouiller (“to confound”). ==== Noun ==== burble Trouble; disorder. ==== Verb ==== burble (third-person singular simple present burbles, present participle burbling, simple past and past participle burbled) (transitive) To trouble or confuse. === References === (etymology 1) American Heritage Dictionary. === Anagrams === beblur, lubber, rebulb, rubble