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Definition of gurgle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gurgle

noun
 
/ˈɡɜːɡl/
 
/ˈɡɜːrɡl/
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  1. a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space
    • The water emptied with a gurgle.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • low
    verb + gurgle
    • emit
    • give
    • let out
    preposition
    • with a gurgle
    • gurgle of
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  2. the sound that babies make in the throat, especially when they are happy
    • The baby gave a little gurgle of laughter.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • low
    verb + gurgle
    • emit
    • give
    • let out
    preposition
    • with a gurgle
    • gurgle of
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: imitative, or directly from Dutch gorgelen, German gurgeln, or medieval Latin gurgulare, all from Latin gurgulio ‘gullet’.
See gurgle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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