A gurgling sound, such as that of water flowing
“The gurgle of the waters had a softened major tone, and sounded like the clarinets in a pastoral symphony.”
The sound of laughter or giggling
“The gurgle of laughter drifting through the stove-pipe hole and through the crevices of the pine partition from the lounging-room seemed to die away at that moment.”
A low, rumbling sound
A gurgling sound in the throat of a dying person
Senseless or incoherent talk
To make a hollow bubbling sound like that made by running water
“Tom fixed a nice meal of catfish and potatoes as he listened to the river gurgle its soft music in the late daylight.”
To flow in a (bubbly) stream
“The path travels over a river bed where glacial streams burble and gurgle their way around, between and under glacial till.”
To make low throaty bubbling noises
“They paused to listen to the pigeons gurgle for a while before she continued.”
To giggle, typically as a baby or child would
“The baby began to gurgle, and the young mother looked up and smiled.”
To cascade or issue forth from somewhere
To produce or cause to produce foam
To make a low rumbling sound
To make a sucking, splashing noise, such as when walking on muddy ground
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