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
Groundwater has begun to burble up in spots.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022
Though Sirwan means “shouting river,” its sound was reduced to an indifferent burble.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2021
Jake heard a very loud burble, like bubbles in a bathtub.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.