Gurgle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɜːɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɜːɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɜːɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɜːɡəl/.

Examples

babbling brooks
The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it
`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bubble guggle burble babble ripple

Parts of Speech

noun	the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
verb	flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise “babbling brooks”
verb	make sounds similar to gurgling water “The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it”
verb	drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
verb	utter with a gurgling sound “`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled”

Word Forms

gurgle	verb	make sounds similar to gurgling water
ripple	noun	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
bubble	noun	a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
bubbler	noun	a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
gurgle	noun	the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gurgeln

das sprudelnde Geräusch von Wasser, das aus einer Flasche mit schmalem Hals fließt

🇫🇷French

gargouillis

le bruit bouillonnant de l'eau qui coule d'une bouteille à col étroit

🇪🇸Spanish

gorgoteo

el sonido burbujeante del agua que fluye de una botella con cuello estrecho

🇮🇹Italian

gorgogliare

il suono gorgogliante dell'acqua che scorre da una bottiglia dal collo stretto

🇳🇱Dutch

gorgelen

het borrelende geluid van water dat uit een fles met een smalle hals stroomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

gorgolejo

o som borbulhante da água fluindo de uma garrafa com gargalo estreito

🇷🇺Russian

булькать

журчащий звук воды, вытекающей из бутылки с узким горлышком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झरझर

एक संकीर्ण गर्दन वाली बोतल से बहते पानी की बुदबुदाती आवाज

🇧🇩Bengali

গুড়গুড়

একটি সরু ঘাড় সঙ্গে একটি বোতল থেকে প্রবাহিত জলের বুদবুদ শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சல்

இறுகிய கழுத்துடன் பாட்டிலில் இருந்து தண்ணீர் பாயும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గిలగిల కొట్టు

ఇరుకైన మెడతో బాటిల్ నుండి నీరు ప్రవహించే బబ్లింగ్ శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरणे

अरुंद मान असलेल्या बाटलीतून वाहणारा पाण्याचा बुडबुडा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુર્જર

સાંકડી ગરદનવાળી બોટલમાંથી વહેતા પાણીનો પરપોટાનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಸುಗುಸು

ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಾಟಲಿಯಿಂದ ಹರಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಬಬ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗര്ഗിൾ

ഇടുങ്ങിയ കഴുത്തുള്ള കുപ്പിയിൽ നിന്ന് വെള്ളമൊഴുകുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੜ

ਇੱਕ ਤੰਗ ਗਰਦਨ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਬੋਤਲ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਵਗਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਬੁਲਬੁਲੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑگڑانا

ایک تنگ گردن کے ساتھ بوتل سے بہتے ہوئے پانی کے بلبلوں کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咯咯声

水从窄颈瓶子中流出的冒泡声

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴロゴロ

首の細い瓶から流れる水の泡立つ音

🇰🇷Korean

졸졸 흐르다

목이 좁은 병에서 물이 흐르는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ríu rít

tiếng nước sủi bọt chảy ra từ một cái chai có cổ hẹp

🇹🇭Thai

ไหลโครม

เสียงน้ำไหลจากขวดคอแคบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendeguk

suara gemericik air yang mengalir dari botol berleher sempit

🇲🇾Malay

geram

bunyi menggelegak air yang mengalir dari botol dengan leher yang sempit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرقر

صوت فقاعات الماء المتدفق من زجاجة ذات رقبة ضيقة

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

صدای حباب آب که از یک بطری با گردن باریک جاری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

guruldamak

dar boyunlu bir şişeden akan suyun köpürme sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַרגֵר

קול מבעבע של מים זורמים מבקבוק עם צוואר צר

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The primary meaning of 'gurgle' is 'the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck'.

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