gurgling

Variant of gurgle

gurgle definition

gur·gle (gʉr′gəl)

intransitive verb gurgled -·gled, gurgling -·gling

  1. to flow with a bubbling or rippling sound, as water from a narrow-necked bottle does
  2. 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 © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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