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Meanings of gurgle in English

Catalan
remorejar
Spanish
murmurar

Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise.

remorejar
Usage of gurgle in English
1
The gurgle of the stream that fed the lake sounded curiously remote.
The Knave of Diamonds
2
An exclamation began in his throat which ended in an indistinct gurgle.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
3
He felt a dull thud of pain; a faint gurgle of blood.
The Great Taboo
4
We listen, and hear the water gurgle and click beneath the floor.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
5
Several port-coloured men swill and gurgle and spit wine into silver buckets.
The Irish Times
6
There was a gurgle in his throat and he was spitting blood.
War and Peace
7
The dun river slipped along among the shipping with an oily gurgle.
Roads of Destiny
8
She heard the chink of glass, the thin gurgle of liquid falling.
Bella Donna: A Novel
9
Then the surface was broken with a gurgle, and the goggle-eyes appeared.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
10
Then there was a loud scream that died in a weltering gurgle.
Hunters Out of Space
11
But whatever the keeper sought to say ended in a horrified gurgle.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
12
Puff, puff, swirl, swirl, puff, puff, gurgle, but he did not continue.
The power of one
13
A gurgle issued from the shadows as the hidden guardsman slumped forward.
Shadow's son
14
Moaning and gasps mix with the wind and gurgle of the water.
Climbing Magazine
15
At any rate, he gave a sort of gurgle and then stuttered:
The Good Soldier
16
It made no murmur, only a low gurgle as it shot along.
The Flight of the Shadow
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Translations for gurgle
Spanish
murmurar
Gurgle through the time
Gurgle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common