gurgle
verb/ˈɡɜːɡl/
/ˈɡɜːrɡl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gurgle | /ˈɡɜːɡl/ /ˈɡɜːrɡl/ |
| he / she / it gurgles | /ˈɡɜːɡlz/ /ˈɡɜːrɡlz/ |
| past simple gurgled | /ˈɡɜːɡld/ /ˈɡɜːrɡld/ |
| past participle gurgled | /ˈɡɜːɡld/ /ˈɡɜːrɡld/ |
| -ing form gurgling | /ˈɡɜːɡlɪŋ/ /ˈɡɜːrɡlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space
- Water gurgled through the pipes.
- The water made a gurgling noise as it ran down the drain.
- a gurgling stream
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- [intransitive] if a baby gurgles, it makes a noise in its throat when it is happy
- The baby gurgled happily.
- She gurgled with laughter.
Word Originlate Middle English: imitative, or directly from Dutch gorgelen, German gurgeln, or medieval Latin gurgulare, all from Latin gurgulio ‘gullet’.
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