Babble vs. Burble — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Babble and Burble
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Babble
Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
They babbled on about their holiday
Burble
A gurgling or bubbling sound, as of running water.
Babble
(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound
The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks
Burble
A rapid, excited flow of speech.
Babble
The sound of people talking simultaneously
A confused babble of voices
The answers were difficult to hear amid the babble of conversation
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Burble
A separation in the boundary layer of fluid about a moving streamlined body, such as the wing of an airplane, causing a breakdown in the smooth flow of fluid and resulting in turbulence.
Babble
The continuous murmuring sound of flowing water
The babble of a brook
Burble
To bubble; gurgle.
Babble
To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds
Babies babble before they can talk.
Burble
To speak quickly and excitedly; gush.
Babble
To talk foolishly or idly; chatter
"As I babbled on ... I did not notice that my parents, in the front seat, had fallen completely silent" (Oliver Sacks).
Burble
A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
Babble
To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
Burble
A gush of rapid speech.
Babble
To utter rapidly and indistinctly
"Toward the end he babbled old stories, randomly cobbled together" (Julia Whitty).
Burble
The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
Babble
To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
Burble
Trouble; disorder.
Babble
Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
Burble
To bubble; to gurgle.
Babble
Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
Burble
To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.
Babble
A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
Burble
(transitive) To trouble or confuse.
Babble
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything.
Burble
To to make a burbling sound; - used of water, especially brooks.
Babble
(intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
Burble
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
Babbling brooks
Babble
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
Babble
(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.
Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.
Babble
(transitive) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding.
Babble
(transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
Babble
Idle talk; senseless prattle
Babble
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
Babble
A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
Babble
To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.
Babble
To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.
Babble
To talk much; to chatter; to prate.
Babble
To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones.
In every babbling brook he finds a friend.
Babble
To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding.
These [words] he used to babble in all companies.
Babble
To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.
Babble
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
Babble
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
The babble of our young children.
The babble of the stream.
Babble
Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Babble
Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way;
The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
Babble
To talk foolishly;
The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Babble
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
Babbling brooks
Babble
Divulge confidential information or secrets;
Be careful--his secretary talks
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