as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
the burble of babies can be so endearing
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Recent Examples of burble
Emma Brewer, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
On a typical day, at least twelve million gallons of water burble up from Las Moras Springs, more than enough to fill the million-gallon pool at Fort Clark, a former military post turned resort and retirement community in Brackettville, Texas.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
Back off the throttle and the exhausts burble impatiently, but there are no showboating crackles or bangs, which can be either a positive or negative depending on your preference.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
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Noun
Our glacial springs burble with the torpor and consistency of a melting pint of Phish Food ice cream.
—Emma Brewer, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
On a typical day, at least twelve million gallons of water burble up from Las Moras Springs, more than enough to fill the million-gallon pool at Fort Clark, a former military post turned resort and retirement community in Brackettville, Texas.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Verb
Heavy rains and floods hit Auckland last year, filling the caves with water that burbled up into the backyards of unsuspecting residents.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
Back off the throttle and the exhausts burble impatiently, but there are no showboating crackles or bangs, which can be either a positive or negative depending on your preference.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burble
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There had been chatter out there that Holland was circling a new Spider-Man movie.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
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For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.New York Times, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 June 2023
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There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Oscar-winning actor recently chatted with tennis pro Nick Kyrgios in a teaser of the athlete’s Wednesday, Nov. 20 episode of Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios.Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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When the episode abruptly jumps to the present, Rip is back at the ranch in Montana, chatting with Lloyd about their hopes to carefully hunt down and punish John’s murderers.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The droplets of rain on the stage jumped as each of her feet pattered on the LED screen stage.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rain pattered against windows and rattled off rooftops, sending streams of water across sidewalks and cobblestone streets and into gutters.Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Rome’s nonstop blabbing about the dos and don’ts of fishing have gotten most of the tribe wound up, though ignoring him and talking smack behind his back seem to be a salve.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
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In response, Smith alleged that her ex was actually the one who blabbed the news to his family, according to new court documents obtained by the Press Herald.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
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“Burble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burble. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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