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Grammar : Noun
Spell : gur-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɜr gəl


Définition of gurgle

Origin :
  • early 15c., medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen," a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. "This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English" [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling. As a noun from early 15c.
  • noun burble, murmur
Example sentences :
  • He listened but heard only the gurgle of the Vulcan's wake and the creak of her plates.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The yell died away to a gurgle, pinched short by the Winslow fingers.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The gurgle of a half-frozen waterfall came from the distant Ghyll.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • It was only to lick his thick lips and gurgle 233 noisily in his fat throat.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • It ended suddenly on its highest note with a choke and a gurgle.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There ensues a vast shuffling of words, a drone and a gurgle of syllables.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • He pronounces it as if the g were the hard kind that starts off gurgle.
  • Extract from : « Wappin' Wharf » by Charles S. Brooks
  • It couldn't be called a squeal, nor a grunt, nor a gurgle, nor a gasp.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
  • Even in this woful climax, Theodora noted the gurgle of the child's sobs.
  • Extract from : « Teddy: Her Book » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • Presently he began to breathe hard, and to gurgle in his throat.
  • Extract from : « Owen Clancy's Happy Trail » by Burt L. Standish

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