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Gurgling — Gurgle Gur gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gurgled};p. pr. & vb. n. {Gurgling}.] [Cf. It. gorgogliare to gargle, bubble up, fr. L. gurgulio gullet. Cf. {Gargle}, {Gorge}.] To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gurgling — gur·gle || gÉœrgl / gÉœËgl n. sound made by water flowing over stones; sound made by water flowing intermittently from a container v. flow with a burbling noisy sound; make a gurgling sound, make a sound similar to water flowing over rocks … English contemporary dictionary
gurgling earthworm — /gɜglɪŋ ˈɜθwɜm/ (say gergling erthwerm) noun a giant earthworm, Megascolides australis, which can reach three metres in length and which makes sucking noises when burrowing into the earth, due to the lubricating mucus it releases while moving.… …
gurgling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Emitting a murmuring sound felt to resemble a laugh: babbling, bubbling, burbling, laughing, rippling. See LAUGHTER, SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
gurgling — gurg|ling sb., en, er, erne … Dansk ordbog
gurgling — s ( en, ar) … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
gurgling — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of gurgle (I) : the sound of one that gurgles makes uncalled for gurglings of a bestial nature Norman Douglas … Useful english dictionary
gurgling rale — a very coarse type of bubbling rale … Medical dictionary
great Gippsland gurgling earthworm — noun → gurgling earthworm …
gurgle — intransitive verb (gurgled; gurgling) Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1596 1. to flow in a broken irregular current < the brook gurgling over the rocks > 2. to make a sound like that of a gurgling liquid < the baby gurgling in his crib > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary