as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
the burble of babies can be so endearing
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Recent Examples of burble
Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
The sporty coupe burbles, crackles and pops with each downshift, a felicitous experience for driver and passenger alike.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2023
Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Creating a burbling water fountain for butterflies to sip from and birds to bathe in may seem intimidating, but our garden reporter Jeanette Marantos managed to pull it off with help from local experts, YouTube and a half-inch titanium drill bit.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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Noun
Our bandleader has a wayfaring meander that dances in percussive bursts while his fellow players burble, simmer and sparkle.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
The sporty coupe burbles, crackles and pops with each downshift, a felicitous experience for driver and passenger alike.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2023
Verb
Today, at 78, with a new comedy in theaters and a handful of other flicks burbling in development, she’s obviously had second thoughts.
—Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Creating a burbling water fountain for butterflies to sip from and birds to bathe in may seem intimidating, but our garden reporter Jeanette Marantos managed to pull it off with help from local experts, YouTube and a half-inch titanium drill bit.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burble
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All of this runs counter to the narrative — popular among Washington’s chattering class — that a young and restive crop of Democrats is clamoring to scrap the seniority system that’s guided the party’s committee-selection process for years.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, the plethora of Monday night cocktail parties were as ever packed and the famous ‘Booze Alley’ was replete with attendees chattering late into the night (and early into the morning).Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 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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The art world, like the artwork itself, exists in a delicate balance of elitism and absurdity, meaning and nonsense.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The basic idea here is that Vince Vaughn is doing his mid-aughts-dirtbag Vince Vaughn thing but on Christmas — a premise that’s laid on a foundation of plausible-sounding nonsense.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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The two continued their playful competition, tossing darts and chatting more about the Earthshot Prize and its vision.Erin Hill, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Then comes an electric riff, some pattering drums, more singers.Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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For example, someone may not notice a clock ticking in the corner of the room if rain is pattering on the roof.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2016
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Post Malone blabbing like a rockstar November 19, 2024: Get ready to rock, rave, and possibly even rodeo at this year’s Coachella.Justin Curto, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Burble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burble. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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