Gurgling


[gur-guh l] /ˈgɜr gəl/

verb (used without object), gurgled, gurgling.
1.
to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current:
The water gurgled from the bottle.
2.
to make a sound as of water doing this (often used of birds or of human beings).
verb (used with object), gurgled, gurgling.
3.
to utter or express with a gurgling sound:
The baby gurgled its delight.
noun
4.
the act or noise of gurgling.
/ˈɡɜːɡəl/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(of liquids, esp of rivers, streams, etc) to make low bubbling noises when flowing
2.
to utter low throaty bubbling noises, esp as a sign of contentment: the baby gurgled with delight
noun
3.
the act or sound of gurgling
v.

early 15c., medical term for “gurgling heard in the abdomen,” a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. “This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English” [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling. As a noun from early 15c.

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