I. ˈbər]bəl, ˈbə̄], ˈbəi] verb
( burbled ; burbled ; burbling ]b(ə)liŋ ; burbles )
Etymology: Middle English burblen, probably of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to make a bubbling sound : gurgle
brooks … that burble past our own home windows — Gladys B. Stern
2. : to talk incessantly and usually with enthusiasm : prattle
passengers who burble on about how small … the world has become — Richard Thruelsen
3. : to separate from the surface of an airfoil and break up into eddies : become turbulent
transitive verb
1. Scotland : confuse , muddle
2. : to utter with unrestrained enthusiasm : gush
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English burble bubble, from burblen, v.
1. Scotland : disorder , trouble
2. : a bubbling noise ; especially : burbling talk
3. : the breaking up into eddies of the streamline flow of air about a body (as an airplane wing)