gurgle
pronunciation
How to pronounce gurgle in British English:
UK [ˈgɜ:gl]
How to pronounce gurgle in American English:
US [ˈgɜrgl]
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- Noun:
- the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
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- Verb:
- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
- make sounds similar to gurgling water
- drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
- utter with a gurgling sound
Word Origin
- gurgle
- gurgle: see gargoyle
- gurgle (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.
- gurgle (n.)
- early 15c., from gurgle (v.).
Example
- 1. The gurgle of the brook over the little pebbles .
- 2. He may gurgle with delight , but this will not disturb the neighbors .
- 3. Watch you gurgle , while I ewithin my morning grapefruit .
- 4. " My goodness , " she said , dissolving into a gurgle of laughter .
- 5. The water disappeared down the plughole with a loud gurgle .