blubbern

German

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare the associated interjection blubb, and glucken, gluckern representing similar sounds.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

blubbern (weak, third-person singular present blubbert, past tense blubberte, past participle geblubbert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bubble (to rise up in bubbles)
    blubbernde Lavabubbling lava/magma
  2. (colloquial) to blab; blabber

Conjugation

Further reading

  • blubbern” in Duden online
  • blubbern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache