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

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