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Definition of Burble
1. Verb. Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise. "Babbling brooks"
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Related verbs: Gurgle
Derivative terms: Bubble, Bubbler, Gurgle, Ripple
Definition of Burble
1. Noun. A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. ¹
2. Noun. A gush of rapid speech. ¹
3. Noun. The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body. ¹
4. Verb. To bubble; to gurgle. ¹
5. Verb. To babble; To speak in an excited rush. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burble
1. to speak quickly and excitedly [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burble
Literary usage of Burble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The A-B-C of Aviation: A Complete, Practical Treatise Outlining Clearly the by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1918)
"... of Maximum Efficiency—Position of Center of Pressure— What is Meant by Critical
Angle or burble Point—Greatest Lift Produced by Upper Surface—Table 6. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"To burble ... То bubble, bell, or boil, like water from a spring ; to purl.
West of S. Add. to burble, ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"burble, jT bubb, BURBLY, J burble, |». ... burble, ». The spoke of a wheel.
BURET, s. A drinking vessel. ..."
4. Airplane Characteristics: A Systematic Introduction for Flyer and Student by Frederick Bedell (1918)
"Beyond this maximum, which is also known as the burble point, the lift decreases
... Up to the burble point, ie, for an incidence of less than 14° or so, ..."
5. Aeronautical Engineering and Airplane Design by Alexander Klemin, Thomas Henri Huff (1918)
"With a sharp drop in lift at the burble point, the loss in sustentation beyond
a certain angle may be so great that the machine may drop. ..."
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