gurge

[ gurj ]

noun

, plural gur·ges [gur, -jeez].

1. a whirlpool.
2. Also Also called whirlpool. Heraldry. a charge covering the entire field of an escutcheon and having the form either of a spirallike scroll or of a number of concentric rings, the whole field having two tinctures.

verb (used without object)

, gurged, gurg·ing.

1. to swirl like a whirlpool.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gurge¹

First recorded in 1515–25, gurge is from the Latin word gurges whirlpool