Literary notes about burble (AI summary)
The word “burble” plays a dual role in literature, functioning both as a proper noun and as an evocative onomatopoeic term. As a surname, “Burble” appears in various character names—ranging from Isaac Burble seen in [1], [2], and [3] to Nicodemus Burble portrayed in [4] and [5]—often lending a quirky or memorable quality to these figures. In its descriptive mode, the term captures gentle, bubbling sounds, as when it characterizes the murmuring of a stream in [6] and [7], or even the buoyant chatter of voices in [8] and [9]. This layered usage enriches the text by blurring the line between identity and sound, adding both character and atmospheric depth.
- “Well, I should have thought that Isaac Burble was that.”
— from Whitewash by Horace Annesley Vachell - Why—why has Isaac Burble suffered like this?
— from Whitewash by Horace Annesley Vachell - “Glad to see you looking so hearty, Mr. Burble,” said John.
— from Whitewash by Horace Annesley Vachell - Crossing the village green, after five minutes with Mrs. Rockram, they encountered Nicodemus Burble, hearty and garrulous as ever.
— from Whitewash by Horace Annesley Vachell - And at that moment a patriarch was approaching, Nicodemus Burble, past eighty-one, and able to do a day’s work in the fields.
— from Whitewash by Horace Annesley Vachell - There was a drowsy buzz of insects that mingled oddly with the burble of the stream and the lowing of the cattle....
— from Changing WindsA Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine - There was no wind, and except for the burble of the stream and the call of the birds all was still in the forest.
— from The New Gulliver, and Other Stories by Barry Pain - She heard a faint burble of talk away at the other end of the wire.
— from Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair - However, I am at your disposal for one entire hour, so you can burble to your heart's content."
— from The Peacock of Jewels by Fergus Hume
