Gurgle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Drink from a flask with a gurgling sound.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- As she tilted the flask to her lips, the liquid began to gurgle out in a soothing rhythm.
- The water gurgled from the flask as John hastily drank from it during his morning hike.
- He carefully lifted the flask, allowing the whiskey to gurgle out slowly as he savored the taste.
- The coffee gurgled from the flask into his waiting cup as he prepared for his daily commute.
- As Sarah lifted the flask and drank deeply, the icy liquid gurgled and splashed against the metal walls.
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Meaning 2
Make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The little girl giggled and gurgled as her grandfather played peek-a-boo with her.
- The happy baby gurgled with delight as the mother sang a soothing lullaby to him.
- As the warm bath soothed his tense muscles, he gurgled contentedly and let out a peaceful sigh.
- The child gurgled excitedly in her high chair as her parent prepared her favorite meal.
- The baby gurgled and cooed as the father read a bedtime story in a gentle voice.
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Meaning 3
Utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The old man's desperate cry for help gurgled in his throat as the water rose.
- The badly injured soldier gurgled something about needing medical attention immediately.
- As the life was being drained out of him, the victim gurgled a faint 'please help.'
- His throat constricted, the choking man gurgled a strangled 'water.'
- The near-drowned child gurgled 'mom' as she was pulled from the pool.
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Meaning 4
Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The small stream began to gurgle as the water flowed gently over the rounded stones.
- A soothing sound filled the forest as the brook gurgled its way down the hill.
- She sat on the riverbank and listened to the water gurgle past her feet.
- In the village, the irrigation canal would gurgle with rushing water after every rainfall.
- As the child poured water from the bottle, it started to gurgle out of the small opening.