• Today's Word

Burble

BUR-buhl

Definition

1. (verb) To make a continuous murmuring or bubbling sound; to speak in an excited or incoherent way.

Example

The brook burbled softly as it wound through the forest, adding a serene melody to the quiet landscape.

Fun Fact

“Burble” is a playful onomatopoeic word that imitates the sound of bubbling water or soft chatter. Popularized in literature by Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky (1871), where it described the sound of a creature in motion, it has since become a whimsical way to describe gentle, flowing sounds or overly enthusiastic speech.