Burble
/ˈbɜːr.bəl/noun
To speak or flow in a bubbly, murmuring, or confused way.
Did you know?Burble is a sound-symbolic word, meaning its shape was built to imitate the noisy, bubbly movement it describes rather than inherited from a single ancient root.
Etymological Timeline
Late 16th Century
English
burbelen
“To bubble or murmur; to make a bubbling sound”
17th Century
English
burble
“To speak or flow in a bubbling, murmuring way”
19th Century
English
burble
“To utter in a confused or gurgling manner”
Modern English
English
burble
“To speak, flow, or move with a soft bubbling murmur”