burble

Definitions


[ˈbəːbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a continuous murmuring noise
(e.g: a stream burbled through the woods)

- (of an airflow) break up into turbulence
(e.g: the air no longer flows smoothly over the wing but burbles and slows down, decreasing lift)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘to bubble’): imitative. Current senses date from the late 19th century


[ˈbəːbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- continuous murmuring noise
(e.g: the steady burble of running water)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘to bubble’): imitative. Current senses date from the late 19th century




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