"burble" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ [General-American], /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-gb-burble.ogg Forms: burbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|burblen||to bubble}} Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} burble (plural burbles)
  1. A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound of water): bełkot [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-burble-en-noun-x3MWUuCj Disambiguation of Sounds: 18 9 4 5 29 30 5 Disambiguation of 'sound of water': 100 0 0
  2. A gush of rapid speech. Translations (speech): bełkot [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-burble-en-noun-h7CSjnB~ Disambiguation of 'speech': 0 100 0
  3. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
    Sense id: en-burble-en-noun-3YEcm-hP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ [General-American], /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-gb-burble.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: Scottish; probably connected Old French barbouiller (“to confound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|barbouiller||to confound}} Old French barbouiller (“to confound”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} burble
  1. Trouble; disorder.
    Sense id: en-burble-en-noun-f5d5KfQv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ [General-American], /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-gb-burble.ogg Forms: burbles [present, singular, third-person], burbling [participle, present], burbled [participle, past], burbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: From Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), imitative. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|burblen||to bubble}} Middle English burblen (“to bubble”), {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-verb}} burble (third-person singular simple present burbles, present participle burbling, simple past and past participle burbled)
  1. (intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (to bubble, to gurgle): ромоля (romolja) (Bulgarian), murmelen (Dutch), pulista (Finnish), borbugliare (Italian), kunanu (Maori), arawaru (english: Of running water) (Maori), borbulhar (Portuguese), borbollar (Spanish), borbotar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-burble-en-verb-vjwXzHyb Disambiguation of Sounds: 18 9 4 5 29 30 5 Disambiguation of 'to bubble, to gurgle': 97 3
  2. To babble; to speak in an excited rush. Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (speak in an incoherent rush): kaihoro i te kupu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-burble-en-verb-gP9y2kS5 Disambiguation of Sounds: 18 9 4 5 29 30 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 23 8 10 29 9 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 10 12 12 8 11 38 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 12 12 17 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 9 16 9 12 33 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 8 8 10 49 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 10 15 9 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 11 11 15 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 10 10 10 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 9 9 12 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 10 10 10 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 10 16 12 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 10 10 10 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 8 8 12 63 Disambiguation of 'speak in an incoherent rush': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: burbler, burbly
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɝ.bl̩/ [General-American], /ˈbɜː.bl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-gb-burble.ogg Forms: burbles [present, singular, third-person], burbling [participle, present], burbled [participle, past], burbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bəl Etymology: Scottish; probably connected Old French barbouiller (“to confound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|barbouiller||to confound}} Old French barbouiller (“to confound”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} burble (third-person singular simple present burbles, present participle burbling, simple past and past participle burbled)
  1. (transitive) To trouble or confuse. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-burble-en-verb-CLVK1I71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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