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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.

Synonyms

  • Guggle

Hypernyms

  • Drink

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.

Hypernyms

  • Go

Related Words

  • Gurgle (noun)

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.

Hypernyms

  • Emit
  • Let Out
  • Let Loose

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.

Synonyms

  • Guggle
  • Babble
  • Ripple
  • Burble
  • Bubble

Hypernyms

  • Sound
  • Go

Related Words

  • Gurgle (noun)
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