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Blather vs Burble - What's the difference?

blather | burble |

As verbs the difference between blather and burble

is that blather is to talk rapidly without making much sense while burble is to bubble; to gurgle.

As nouns the difference between blather and burble

is that blather is nonsensical or foolish talk while burble is a bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.

blather

English

Alternative forms

* blether

Verb

(en verb)
  • (pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
  • Derived terms

    * blatherer * blatherskate * blatherskite * blathery

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pejorative) nonsensical or foolish talk
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    burble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
  • A gush of rapid speech.
  • The turbulent boundary layer about a moving streamlined body.
  • Verb

  • To bubble; to gurgle.
  • To babble; to speak in an excited rush.
  • She burbled on, as if I cared to listen.

    References

    * (etymology) American Heritage Dictionary.

    Anagrams

    * * English onomatopoeias