gurgle
verb (used without object)
to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.
gurgled
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past participleof gurgle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gurgle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gurgleverb (used without object)to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.
Example Sentences
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The waterway gurgled steadily, but the flow was not as violent as on Monday, when water spilled out on the adjacent Olive Mill Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
One-year-old Dilesh gurgled happily, playing with others who work there, while Netam answered questions from Poyam: “What will the doctor ask me? Do I need documents? Can my husband come to visit me?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The semi-turbid waters of Caney Creek gurgled down from a nearby hillside.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2022
She recalls trying to say “stop what are you doing,” but it came out as a gurgled mess.
From The Verge ● Nov. 29, 2017
The electric mechanism, within its compellingly authentic-style gray pelt, gurgled and blew bubbles, its vidlenses glassy, its metal jaws locked together.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
