gurgle
verb (used without object)
to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.
is gurgling
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present progressiveof gurgle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The developed world may think it has cracked the problem, but trouble is gurgling away underground.
From Nature ● Jun. 13, 2012
After dusty decades on the back shelves of gourmet shops, the liquid is gurgling forth as the drink of the hour, dampening demands for the vodka-and-tonic and the glass of white wine.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The lapping of water. It is gurgling by, and little waves leap. I can hear them on the outside.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Bacon is sizzling on the stovetop; the coffeepot is gurgling in its corner.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
It is gurgling by, and little waves leap.
From Dracula by Bram Stoker
