guggle

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make the bubbling or gurgling sound of liquid flowing through a narrow opening

   The buttermilk began to guggle from the mouth of the jug.

2. 2
   verb

   to pour, flow, or drink with a gurgling sound

   Water guggled down the drain after the stopper came loose.

3. 3
   noun

   a bubbling or gurgling sound

   A soft guggle came from the tilted bottle.

An imitative sound word closely related to gurgle and glug. Its repeated hard g sounds evoke liquid moving unevenly through a bottle neck or other narrow passage.

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