gurgle

  • 11gurgle — v. (D; tr.) to gurgle to (the baby gurgled a few sounds to us) * * * [ gɜːg(ə)l] (D; tr.) to gurgle to (the baby gurgled a few sounds to us) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12gurgle — gur|gle1 [ˈgə:gəl US ˈgə:r ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from the sound] 1.) if water gurgles, it flows along gently with a pleasant low sound = ↑burble ▪ We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley. 2.) if a baby gurgles, it… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13gurgle — intransitive verb (gurgled; gurgling) Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1596 1. to flow in a broken irregular current < the brook gurgling over the rocks > 2. to make a sound like that of a gurgling liquid < the baby gurgling in his crib > •&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14gurgle — 1. verb /ˈɡəː.ɡəl,ˈɡɝ.ɡəl/ a) To flow with a bubbling sound. The bath water gurgled down the drain. b) To make such a sound. The baby gurgled with delight. 2. noun /ˈɡəː.ɡəl,ˈɡɝ.ɡəl/ …

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  • 15gurgle — gur|gle1 [ gɜrgl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to make the low sound that water makes when it is poured quickly from a bottle: water gurgling down the drain 2. ) if a person gurgles, they make a low sound in their throat: The baby gurgled contentedly …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16gurgle — n British (an) alcoholic drink. A fairly predictable euphemism, used typically by pub habit ues and other hearty drinkers. It is prob ably influenced by gargle. ► Fancy popping down to the Swan for a bit of a gurgle? (Recorded, middle aged&#8230; …

    Contemporary slang

  • 17gurgle — 1. verb the water swirled and gurgled Syn: babble, burble, tinkle, bubble, ripple, murmur, purl, splash; literary plash 2. noun the gurgle of a small brook Syn: babbling, tinkling, bubbling, rippling, trickling …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18gurgle — [ˈgɜːg(ə)l] verb [I] 1) to make the low sound that water makes when it is poured quickly from a bottle 2) if a person gurgles, they make a low sound in their throat gurgle noun [C] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19gurgle — gurg|le vb., r, de, t, i sms. gurgle , fx gurglevand; han tager en mundfuld, gurgler og synker …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 20gurgle — gurglingly, adv. /gerr geuhl/, v., gurgled, gurgling, n. v.i. 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). v.t. 3. to&#8230; …

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