burble

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise“babbling brooks”Synonyms: ripplebabblegugglebubblegurgle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

burble \burble\ v. to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially brooks.

Syn: ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle. [WordNet 1.5] burbling

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

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

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.

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