borbotear

To bubble or gurgle vigorously, essentially a synonym of borbotar for a liquid boiling or gushing forcefully — el caldo borbotea en el fuego. The more commonly seen of the pair in everyday descriptive writing about cooking or water.

• El caldo borbotea en la olla desde hace rato. — The broth has been bubbling away in the pot for a while.
• El río borbotea entre las rocas después de la lluvia. — The river gushes and bubbles between the rocks after the rain.
• Se oía el aceite borbotear en la sartén. — You could hear the oil bubbling in the pan.

Same meaning as borbotar, just the more frequently used spelling — no real distinction for a learner to track between them.

Often confused with borbotar.