Definition of GURGLE

gurgle

Meanings

Plural: gurgles

Noun

  • the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
  • A gurgling sound.

Verb

  • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
  • make sounds similar to gurgling water
    • "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
  • drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
  • utter with a gurgling sound
    • "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"
  • To flow with a bubbling sound.
  • To make such a sound.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

gurgle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gurgle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gurgle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

gurgle is a valid Words With Friends word