gurgle
verb (used without object)
to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.
Example Sentences
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Her baby sister gurgling helplessly in the background isn’t the only one utterly dependent on her maternal care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Soon Conor’s two preoccupations will unite in an offbeat way when a bug gets crushed in his slow-acting printer while it’s gurgling out a portrait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 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
The court heard how fire crews were alerted to the presence of a woman by a gurgling sound.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
He waited, listening carefully, but not a sound reached him save the gurgling of the hot water as it drained away.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
