noun / verb

gurgle

GUR-gul/ˈɡɜːrɡl/

A bubbling or throaty sound, or to make such a sound.

The brook gurgles between the stones.

A close view of a small brook bubbling through a narrow gap between stones, with rounded air bubbles and small eddies where the flowing water tumbles into a shallow pool.

Etymology

Gurgle first referred to noises heard in the abdomen, then broadened to bubbling water. It may be a native imitation of sound or ultimately derive from Latin gurguliare.

In context

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if you can turn the can where the spout is kind of towards the top it won't gurgle and glug and glug as much on you

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More examples

A soft gurgle came from the brook.
The baby's happy gurgle made her smile.
My stomach began to gurgle before lunch.

Forms

gurgle · gurgles · gurgled · gurgling

Similar words

bubble: Bubble describes forming gas pockets; gurgle emphasizes the accompanying sound.
burble: Both suggest a bubbling sound; burble can also describe a person talking in a flowing, indistinct way.