Gurgle
(verb)
- To make a sound like water bubbling in the throat or stomach.
- To make a sound like water flowing in a narrow channel.
Origin:
From middle english gurgulen, from old french gorgueler, of imitative origin.
Examples:
- The baby's stomach gurgled as she drifted off to sleep.
- The stream gurgled merrily as it flowed over the rocks.
- The old man's throat gurgled as he tried to speak.
- The plumbing gurgled as air bubbles escaped through the pipes.
- The pitcher gurgled as she filled it with water from the faucet.