gurgle

Meanings

Verb

To flow with a bubbling sound.
To make such a sound.

Noun

A gurgling sound.

Origin

Back formation from Middle English gurguling ("a rumbling in the belly"). Akin to Middle Dutch gorgelen, Middle Low German gorgelen, German gurgeln, and perhaps to Latin gurguliō.

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