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 Definitions of gurgle  [ˈgɜr gəl]  

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Definition of 'gurgle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) gurgle
to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current:
water gurgling from a bottle.

2.  gurgle
to make a sound as of water doing this; babble.

3. (v.t.) gurgle
to utter or express with a gurgling sound.

4. (n.) gurgle
the act or noise of gurgling.

Etymology:  (1555–65; cf. D, MLG gorgelen, G gurgeln to gargle; akin to L gurguliō throat)

Definition of 'gurgle' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) gurgle
the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

2. (verb) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
"babbling brooks"

3. (verb) gurgle
make sounds similar to gurgling water
"The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

4. (verb) guggle, gurgle
drink from a flask with a gurgling sound

5. (verb) gurgle
utter with a gurgling sound
"`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"


Definition of 'gurgle' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) gurgle
to make a sound like liquid flowing and bubbling
a gurgling stream; My stomach gurgled.


Definition of 'gurgle' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) gurgle
the act of gurgling; a broken, bubbling noise. "Tinkling gurgles."

2. (verb) gurgle
to run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or stones



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