gurgling
present participle ofgurgle
gurgle
verb[I]
uk/ˈɡɜː.ɡəl/us/ˈɡɝː.ɡəl/(ofbabies) to make ahappysoundwith the back of thethroat:
Thebabylaygurgling in hercot.
(ofwater,especiallysmallstreams) toflowquicklywhile making alow,pleasantsound:
Outside of herwindowthestreamgurgled over therocks.
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- catcall
- caterwauling
- crow
- crunch
- embouchure
- glug
- groan
- growl
- hiss
- laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
- mewl
- raspberry
- splutter
- squall
- vocalization
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yelp
- yowl
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Examplesofgurgling
gurgling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Other features are fullness in the throat, agurglingnoise, halitosis, regurgitation, and aspiration.
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The fellows fell and they made agurglingsound.
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In a little television documentary about fish a composer may be asked to write evocative, submarine gurglings to go with the film.
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They were happy andgurglingall the time for a number of weeks.
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Nothing is more repellent to the eye of a water engineer than to see a little streamgurglingdown a hill.
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This matter must be looked at in order to prevent any poor unsuspecting litigant fromgurglingdown the pipe into the main drain.
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In such households the tanks and the pipes never seem to stopgurglingas the water goes through.
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Long have his constituents waited anxiously for the great day, but they have had to be content with those subterranean gurglings which punctuate our discussions.
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Its song consists of a complex melody of flute-like notes, liquid warbles, andgurglingwhistles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ship's sonar operator then reported hearing two additional, but rather weak, explosions, along with hissing andgurglingnoises.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He began making agurglingsound characteristic of this type of injury.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its calls are variable, often low-pitched trilled orgurglingwhistles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its name is derived from the local aboriginal population's meaning for, agurglingstream.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The well began making agurglingsound and soon emitted a gusher clear over the derrick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its song was a complex melody composed of flute-like notes, liquid warbles, buzzy trills, andgurglingwhistles.
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