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burbling
[
bur
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
bur·ble
/
ˈbɜr
bəl
/
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[
bur
-b
uh
l
]
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verb,
-bled,
-bling,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to make a bubbling
sound
; bubble.
2.
to speak in an excited manner; babble.
noun
3.
a bubbling or gentle flow.
4.
an excited flow of speech.
5.
Aeronautics
.
the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of attack.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English;
perhaps variant of
bubble
Related forms
bur·bler,
noun
bur·bly,
adverb
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burble
"to make a bubbling sound," c.1300, onomatopoeic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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