burbly

burbly
burbling urbling burbly urblyadj. 1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; as, a novel told in burbly panting tones.

Syn: effusive, gushing. [WordNet 1.5]

2. bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of water. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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