Burbled

/ˈbɜːrbəld/ verb

Definition

Past tense of burble; spoke in a rapid, incoherent, or stuttering manner, or produced a bubbling or gurgling sound.

Etymology

From the verb 'burble', likely of imitative origin (similar to 'bubble' and 'gurgle'), first recorded in English in the 19th century with both auditory and linguistic connotations.

Kelly Says

Burble entered English literature through authors like Tolkien (in 'Jabberwocky,' influenced by 'burble' and similar sound-words) to capture the feeling of confused, rapid speech—the word itself sounds like what it describes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነብስ
ne-bis
ARالعربية
زغزغ
zgh-zgh
BNবাংলা
ঝরঝর
jhor-jhor
CACatalà
burbul
bur-bul
CSČeština
bzučet
bzu-chet
DADansk
boblende
bob-len-deh
DEDeutsch
blubbert
bluh-ber-t
ELΕλληνικά
βουβουλίζω
voo-voo-lee-zo
ESEspañol
burbujeó
bur-bue-eh-oh
FAفارسی
زنگوله
zan-go-leh
FISuomi
murina
mu-ri-na
FRFrançais
bourdonne
bur-don-n
GUGU
ચરચર
char-char
HAHA
bąbą
ban-ban
HEעברית
לשוחח
le-sho-ach
HIहिन्दी
झुमझुम
jhum-jhum
HUMagyar
buborékol
bu-bo-re-kol
IDBahasa Indonesia
berdesir
ber-de-sir
IGIG
ekpe
ek-pe
ITItaliano
borbotta
bor-bot-ta
JA日本語
ぼんやりと話す
bon-ya-ri-to-hanasu
KKKK
бөліп
bo-lip
KMKM
បង្កើត
bong-kre-at
KO한국어
뗏목
deul-mok
MRMR
फुफु
phu-phu
MSBahasa Melayu
berderit
ber-de-rit
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုး
kye
NLNederlands
borrelen
bor-rel-en
NONorsk
boblende
bob-len-deh
PAPA
ਬੁਬ્ਬਲ
bub-bul
PLPolski
bąbelanie
ban-be-la-nie
PTPortuguês
burbulhou
bur-bu-l-hoo
RORomână
bâzâit
ba-zâ-it
RUРусский
шелестит
she-les-tit'
SVSvenska
bubblande
bub-blan-deh
SWKiswahili
kutete
ku-te-te
TAதமிழ்
பூப்பி
poo-ppi
TEతెలుగు
బుద్బు
bud-bud
THไทย
ฟอง
fong
TLTL
bulong
bu-long
TRTürkçe
hışırtı
his-hir-ti
UKУкраїнська
бурчати
bur-cha-ty
URاردو
چپچپ
chap-chap
VITiếng Việt
bubbling
bab-bling
YOYO
bọọ
bo-o
ZH中文
咕噜
gu lu
ZUZU
ububula
u-bu-bu-la

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