gurgle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gur·gle1 /ˈɡɜːɡəl $ ˈɡɜːr-/ verb [intransitive]  1  SOUNDif water gurgles, it flows along gently with a pleasant low sound 〔水〕汩汩作响 SYN burble We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley. 我们听到山谷里涧水汩汩流淌。2. SOUNDif a baby gurgles, it makes a happy low sound in its throat 〔婴儿愉快地〕发出咯咯声→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

gurgle• The washing machine gurgled as it changed cycles.• He looked at the beer, gurgling away.• The pipes in the attic gurgle in the night and keep me awake.• Painted in sunburst yellow, it has a huge engine gurgling inside.gurgle2 noun [countable]  1  SOUNDthe happy low sound that someone makes in their throat 咯咯声 a gurgle of laughter 一阵咯咯的笑声► see thesaurus at sound2. the pleasant low sound of water moving along gently 〔水的〕汩汩声

Examples from the Corpus

gurgle• There is not even a gurgle.• I tried to wait, expecting him to respond with a gurgle or a chortle.• The squawking continued for a moment before dying out in a final gurgle as Rev. Levitt recited the prescribed blessing.• He did, on a frothy gurgle of blood.• Somewhere nearby there was the gentle gurgle of a stream.• Mavis heard the river; she heard the mill stacks hissing in the night, the gurgle of the aeration ponds.Origin gurgle (1500-1600) Probably from the sound

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gurgle

I

gur‧gle¹ /ˈɡɜːɡəl $ ˈɡɜːr-/ verb [intransitive]1. if water gurgles, it flows along gently with a pleasant low sound
   SYN  burble:
    We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley.
2. if a baby gurgles, it makes a happy low sound in its throat

II

gurgle² noun [countable]
1. the happy low sound that someone makes in their throat:
    a gurgle of laughter
2. the pleasant low sound of water moving along gently
     

THESAURUS

■ made by a liquid
   ▪ splash the sound that a liquid makes when something hits it, or when it hits against another thing: She jumped into the pool with a big splash. | the splash of the waves against the rocks
   ▪ gurgle the low sound that water makes when it flows gently over or through something: the gurgle of a stream | She listened to the gurgle as the water drained out of the bath.
   ▪ plop the sudden short sound when something is dropped into a liquid: Kate dropped the ice into her glass with a plop.