burbling

Thân thiện

The baby is burbling happily in her high chair.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm: Describes speech or sound that is lively, excited, and flows out in a rapid, eager, and somewhat uncontrolled manner, often with a bubbling or gurgling quality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She told the story in a burbling stream of words, barely pausing for breath.
  • The burbling commentary from the excited fans filled the stadium.
  • We could hear the burbling sound of the happy baby from the next room.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive of manner: Often used to describe not just the sound but the enthusiastic manner behind the speech.
  • His burbling excitement was contagious as he described his trip.

Variants and Related Words

• Burbly (adj.): A less common variant with the same meaning as "burbling."
  • She spoke in a burbly, cheerful voice.
• Burble (v.): To speak or make a sound in a rapid, excited, and often indistinct way.
  • The creek burbled over the stones.
  • He burbled on about his new project for an hour.

Synonyms

• Gushing: Speaking or behaving with excessive enthusiasm.
• Effusive: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained manner.
• Bubbly: Full of cheerful high spirits.

Antonyms

• Monotone: A continuous sound, especially of someone's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without enthusiasm.
• Laconic: Using very few words.
• Reserved: Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
   • a novel told in burbly panting tones

Từ đồng nghĩa

• burbly
• effusive
• gushing