gurgle

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make a low bubbling sound, especially as liquid moves through a narrow space

   Water began to gurgle down the drain.

2. 2
   verb

   to utter a low, bubbling, or throaty sound

   The baby gurgled happily in her crib.

3. 3
   noun

   a low bubbling or throaty sound

   A sudden gurgle came from the heating pipes.

A back-formation from Middle English gurguling 'a rumbling in the belly.' It is probably imitative of the sound and is related to Dutch and German gorgelen or gurgeln and to forms associated with the throat.

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