burble

Example Sentences

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Even when he was trying to sound upbeat, the river of resentment would burble up in his mannerisms and his peevish voice.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

Much of the stream called Little Brook flows below the pavement in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood, emerging for just a moment to burble through a small park shadowed by apartment buildings.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

Larry Gaines removed his gray sweatshirt, rolled up his sleeve and whispered above the otherworldly burble of chiming slot machines that drifted in from the casino floor.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2022

Though Sirwan means “shouting river,” its sound was reduced to an indifferent burble.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2021

A Bunsen burner’s hissing blue flame was making a round-bottomed bottle full of purple goop burble and bubble.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein