Meaning of BURBLE
Pronunciation: | | 'burbul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [v] flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks" |
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| Synonyms: | | babble, bubble, guggle, gurgle, ripple |
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| See Also: | | go, sound | |
Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"] Like flame, but connotes that the source is truly clueless and ineffectual (mere flamers can be competent). A term of deep contempt. "There's some guy on the phone burbling about how he got a DISK FULL error and it's all our comm software's fault." This is mainstream slang in some parts of England. [Jargon File] |
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| Related Terms: | | babble, be stupid, blather, blither, blubber, boil, boil over, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, chatter, clack, dither, dote, drivel, drool, effervesce, ferment, fizz, fizzle, gabble, guggle, gurgle, hiss, lap, maunder, plash, plop, prattle, purl, rattle, ripple, run on, seethe, simmer, slobber, slosh, sparkle, splash, swash, swish, trill, wash, work, yak, yammer |
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