gurgling
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present participleof gurgle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
gurgleverb (used without object)to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current. -
a word derived from
gurgle.
gurgleverb (used without object)to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, there are often other cues as to the whereabouts of your fleshy foes, such as flickering lights and their awful, gurgling cries.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
There were gurgling, cooing, month-and-a-half old newborns in Brooklyn and Westchester who had never known the soul-emptying pain of a crushing Knicks defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
On many tracks, he crafts a thickened variation on Bob Dylan’s wild mercury sound, with gurgling organ, touches of strings and horns, and evocative swells of pedal-steel guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
He can make a Bach sarabande work anywhere, including on a river rafting trip with a background of gurgling water on his latest Bach recording.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
This time, they were ringed around the Mr. Lemoncello fountain, which wasn’t gurgling water like it was supposed to.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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