gurgle

SayGUR-guhlUS/ˈɡɝ.ɡl̩/UK/ˈɡɜː.ɡl̩/

Verbgurgles, gurgling, gurgled

Noun pluralgurgles

3 meanings of gurgle

1
verbintransitive
To flow while making a soft bubbling sound.
Like the soft sound water makes as it bubbles down a sink.
Water began to gurgle down the drain after we pulled the plug.
The little stream gurgles over the rocks behind the house.
Similarbabble, burble, bubble, murmur, ripple
2
verbintransitive
To make a soft bubbling sound.
Like the happy bubbly noise a baby makes.
Babies often gurgle when they feel happy and full.
The coffee maker gurgled as it finished brewing.
Similarburble, bubble, babble
3
nouncountable
A soft bubbling sound, like water moving through a pipe.
Like the bubbly noise a straw makes at the bottom of a drink.
We heard a gurgle coming from the kitchen sink.
The baby gave a happy gurgle and waved her arms.
Similarburble, babble, bubbling

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Origin

It comes from an older English word meaning a rumbling in the belly. It is related to similar words in Dutch and German.