verb (used without object), gur·gled, gur·gling.
- to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
- to make a sound as of water doing this (often used of birds or of human beings).
verb (used with object), gur·gled, gur·gling.
- to utter or express with a gurgling sound: The baby gurgled its delight.
noun
- the act or noise of gurgling.
verb (intr)
- (of liquids, esp of rivers, streams, etc) to make low bubbling noises when flowing
- to utter low throaty bubbling noises, esp as a sign of contentmentthe baby gurgled with delight
noun
- the act or sound of gurgling
early 15c., medical term for “gurgling heard in the abdomen,” a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. “This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English” [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling. As a noun from early 15c.