gurgle
gurgle definition
gur·gle (gʉr′gəl)
intransitive verb gurgled -·gled, gurgling -·gling
- 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
Etymology: 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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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