gurgle

(gʉr′gəl)

intransitive verb gurgled, gurgling

to flow with a bubbling or rippling sound, as water from a narrow-necked bottle does
to make such a sound in the throat, as a contented baby does

Origin: prob. echoic orig., as in Ger gurgeln, or ? akin to It gorgogliare < L gurgulio, gullet

transitive verb

to utter with a gurgling sound

noun

the act or sound of gurgling

See gurgle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb gur·gled, gur·gling, gur·gles

verb, intransitive

To flow in a broken irregular current with a bubbling sound: water gurgling from a bottle.
To make a sound similar to this: The baby gurgled with pleasure.

verb, transitive

To express or pronounce with a broken, irregular, bubbling sound.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English gurguling, a gurgling sound in the abdomen

Origin: , from Medieval Latin *gurgulāre, to gurgle

Origin: , from Latin gurguliō, gullet

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