burble

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburblebur‧ble /ˈbɜːbəl $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]SPEAK A LANGUAGE to talk about something in a confused way that is difficult to understand burble on/away I had to listen for an hour while she burbled away.2 [intransitive]SOUND to make a sound like a stream flowing over stones —burble noun [singular]→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusburble• Under the black vinyl the waters burbled and hiccuped.• The computer would be burbling away and the lights would be fluttering around the console.• I stroke her hair and burble fine words, while she sobs out her questions and accusations.• The constant stream of praise burbling in the background of the class swelled into shouts of rapture.• Outside, a wood dove burbled on my sill.• A fresh-faced young girl burbled out her news.• There was no sound except for a pigeon burbling to itself in the road, pecking at horse-dung.• You should have heard a dial tone, a ringing sound, then burbling tones.burble on/away• The computer would be burbling away and the lights would be fluttering around the console.• Outside, a wood dove burbled on my sill.Origin burble (1300-1400) From the sound

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Verb table

burble

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they burble

he, she, it burbles

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they burbled

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have burbled

he, she, it has burbled

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had burbled

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will burble

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have burbled

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Continuous Form

Present

I am burbling

he, she, it is burbling

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you, we, they are burbling

Past

I, he, she, it was burbling

you, we, they were burbling

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been burbling

he, she, it has been burbling

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been burbling

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be burbling

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been burbling

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