Hurry
Up & Have Fun! Summer is Fading …
Fun
to say … even funner (we’re into invented words this week) to hear—except for its airborne definition, which could be
a real drag—perfect end-of-summer word …
BURBLE (bʉrʹbɘl; -bled, -bling) vi. –
1) to make a gurgling or bubbling sound, 2) to babble as a child does / n.
(Aeronautics) – the separation and breakup of the streamline flow of
air, esp. over the surface of a wing at too great an angle of attack, resulting
in a loss of lift and an increase of drag. [WW #230]
Wow—that
noun definition is awfully serious for such a babbling word! But surely, you’ve
heard lots of burbling sounds at community pools, the beach, or
even your backyard kiddie pool. Summer is play-time for many, especially for
kids off-school and adults on vacation! Burble, burble.
You’d
better hurry though and get your fun in before it’s too late. We’re already closing
in on the end of August. The looming Labor Day holiday marks
an end to summer’s frivolity as schools fill up again with burbling
youngsters, and stores fill with pre-holiday sales, whether we’re ready or not.
Both burble with their own versions of frenetic activity.
Although
burble is as fun to say as babble, it might become a
seriously scary word, if you hear it referred to as the burbling point (stalling angle)
mid-flight, as your plane aims for a post-holiday home arrival. Oh my.
Word Challenge: BURBLE. With two very disparate definitions, your options to use
this week’s word are gratifyingly varied, as you slip burble into your week of babbilicious writings. (I know
babbilicious isn’t a word, but it should be, right?)
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales
make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
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definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
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