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burble

[bur-buhl] / ˈbɜr bəl /


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And notwithstanding the constant shrieks about America’s nativism and xenophobia, the melting pot continues to burble along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

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

Behind the glass fronts are shelves of Mason jars in which Mr. De Smedt’s starters burble away.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2020

And then Ms. Rochambeau’s words burble up from inside me against my will.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Birds sing and the Lukaya River burbles along the valley floor.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

One line of evidence came from isotope measurements of helium that burbles up in Tibetan springs.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2024

The creek, a tributary to the wild Chinook-bearing Chehalis River, burbles beneath the ridge.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Leslie Run burbles along the bottom of the hill where the Murphys live.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Emasculated by dams and diversion canals, the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir through some of the hottest, starkest country on the continent.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

A stone fountain burbled softly in his Japanese-inspired peace garden.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

After Justice Arthur Engoron handed down that hefty penalty in the fraud case, Eric Trump burbled some nonsense about how his dad had created the skyline of the city.

From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024

Alabama and Texas A&M illustrated one of the byproducts that have burbled up out of college football’s ever-shifting ecosystem.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022

The cauldron of negativity has burbled since Dorian made his college debut more than three years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021

Willy just burbled if the questions were about butterflies or boats, but watch out if the question was about baseball.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

The answers, though, seem largely incidental beside the pageantry of haute cuisine and burbling table talk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The two were sharing a bench in Scottsdale’s pueblo-inspired civic plaza, a nearby fountain burbling in the 80-degree sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

Meghan is a wealthy American woman living a royal dream, if you ignore the geyser of British tabloid bile constantly burbling in the background of her life.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2025

Traditionally a celebration dish in Korea, this kalbijjim feels like a labor of love burbling on your table; it’s so good that I can see why my Korean friends say soup season is year-round.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Water cascaded off roofs, splashed loudly onto the sidewalks, and ran in burbling rivers through the streets.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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