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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burble.

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Examples

  • If you can't defend a point, trying backing out of the discussion by claiming that I was misrepresenting your point, come back to the discussion by stating that the I really don't understand the topic, contradict your claims in the process, get frustrated … the throw out words like "burbles", "gibberish" … get wound up in your emotion tell me then to "get bent" and swear alittle.

    Blurring the Line 2007

  • Interesting.8.24pm: The debate about the Patriot Act burbles on, and turns into a discussion about TSA patdowns – this a reference to airport security, which gets a lot of conservatives bothered.

    GOP presidential debate in Washington – as it happened 2011

  • Just a few miles from Silverton, in an icy valley creased with avalanche chutes, groundwater burbles out of the long-abandoned Red and Bonita gold mine.

    Shafted 2010

  • I.Am burbles away in a fabulously incoherent way about how he makes songs.

    CES 2012: Intel keynote from Otellini brings Atom to smartphones 2012

  • Just a few miles from Silverton, in an icy valley creased with avalanche chutes, groundwater burbles out of the long-abandoned Red and Bonita gold mine.

    Shafted 2010

  • It pops and burbles on the overrun and, mated to the seven speed dual clutch gearbox, is fast to rev and shift.

    HW Cars: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG WestSide Highway Bound « 2010

  • "I love you," one of his concubines burbles three times on the last page, perhaps hoping that her credulity will be contagious.

    The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey – review 2011

  • While some swear by the healing properties of pho, others worship at the altar of Szechuan hot pot, the banged up metal cauldron of broth that burbles away on a gas burner right on your table top as you drop raw meat and vegetables into it.

    Food For What Ails You « PubliCola 2010

  • “Yes, absolutely, positively, definitely ... me,” he burbles inanely, taking hold of her hand again and impulsively lifting it to his lips.

    New Doctor/Rose Ficlet: STRAWBERRIES rabid1st 2009

  • Just a few miles from Silverton, in an icy valley creased with avalanche chutes, groundwater burbles out of the long-abandoned Red and Bonita gold mine.

    Shafted 2010

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