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   Gur·gle

   /ˈɡərɡ(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. make a hollow bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle: "my stomach gurgled" Similar babbleburbletinklebubbleripplemurmurpurllaptricklesplashliterary:plash
   • ▪ (of a liquid) run or flow with a bubbling sound: "chemicals gurgle down a drain straight into the sewers"

   noun

   • 1. a gurgling sound: "Catherine gave a gurgle of laughter" Similar babblebabblingtinklebubblingrippleripplingtricklingmurmurmurmuringpurlingsplashingliterary:plashingchucklechortleburblegigglecrow

   Word Origin late Middle English: imitative, or directly from Dutch gorgelen, German gurgeln, or medieval Latin gurgulare, all from Latin gurgulio ‘gullet’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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