1.
[syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
burble \burble\ v.
to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially
brooks.
Syn: ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle.
[WordNet 1.5] burbling
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
burble
v 1: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
"babbling brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle,
burble, bubble, gurgle]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
burble
[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]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
burble
v.
[from 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.