GURGLE


Meaning of GURGLE in English

— gurglingly , adv.

/gerr"geuhl/ , v. , gurgled, gurgling , n.

v.i.

1. to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.

2. to make a sound as of water doing this (often used of birds or of human beings).

v.t.

3. to utter or express with a gurgling sound: The baby gurgled its delight.

n.

4. the act or noise of gurgling.

[ 1555-65; cf. D, MLG gorgelen, G gurgeln to gargle; akin to L gurgulio throat ]

Syn. 1, 2. bubble, burble, babble.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .