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gurge

[ gurj ]
/ gɜrdʒ /

noun, plural gur·ges [gur-jeez]. /ˈgɜr dʒiz/.

a whirlpool.
Also gorge. 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.

to swirl like a whirlpool.

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Origin of gurge

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

Words nearby gurge

guppy, Gupta, Gur, Gurdjieff, gurdwara, gurge, gurgitation, gurgle, gurglet, gurgling rale, Gurindji
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