gurgling

Meanings

• verb (intransitive), adjective

  The sound made by a liquid moving through a narrow channel or by someone swallowing noisily.

  - "The water in the pipes made a gurgling noise as it flowed."
  - "After drinking the milkshake, John made a gurgling sound."
  - "The baby's gurgling belly indicated that she was hungry."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gurgling
murmuring , churning , urning , learning

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Homophones

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1. Gurgle (English) : A person named Gurgle
   

2. Gurgle (English) : A type of boat
   

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Variants

List of all variants of gurgling that leads to same result
gurgle , gurgled , gurgles , gurgling

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Forms

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gurgles, gurgled, gurglingly

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Etymology

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Old English ‘gurglian’; related to ‘gorgelian’ to swallow noisily.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gurgle' is also used in the medical field to describe the sound made by the stomach when it contracts to move food into the small intestine.

2. The word 'gurgle' comes from the Old English word 'gurglian', which means 'to swallow noisily'.

3. The sound of gurgling water is often used as a sound effect in horror movies to create a sense of unease or fear.

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Related Concepts

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1. Babbling: The act of making meaningless sounds, often associated with young children or a gurgling body of water.

2. Slurping: A similar sound made when consuming liquids quickly or noisily.

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Culture

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In literature, the sound of gurgling is often used to convey a sense of unease or danger, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' where the old man's heartbeats are described as 'gurgling' like a 'wine-press'. In music, the term 'gurgle' is used to describe a specific sound effect in electronic music.

How to Memorize "gurgling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a glass of water being poured through a narrow pipe. Visualize the sound of the water as it moves through the pipe and makes the gurgling noise.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sound of gurgling with unease or danger, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the sound of gurgling with the word 'unease' or 'danger'.

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