gurgle

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜː.ɡl̩/
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• General-American: /ˈɡɝ.ɡl̩/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəl
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• CMU ARPABET: G ER1 G AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Back formation from Middle English gurguling (“a rumbling in the belly”). Akin to Middle Dutch gorgelen (“to gurgle”), Middle Low German gorgelen (“to gurgle”), German gurgeln (“to gargle”), and perhaps to Latin gurguliō (“throat”).

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: կլկլոց (klklocʻ) — gurgling sound
• Armenian: բլդբլդոց (bldbldocʻ) — gurgling sound
• Bulgarian: бълбукане (bǎlbukane) — gurgling sound
• Czech: bublání — gurgling sound
• Finnish: kurlutus — gurgling sound
• French: gargouillis — gurgling sound
• Galician: gorgolexo — gurgling sound
• Galician: gorgolo — gurgling sound
• German: Gurgeln — gurgling sound
• Italian: gorgoglio — gurgling sound
• Italian: gorgogliare — gurgling sound
• Italian: gorgoglìo — gurgling sound
• Japanese: ごぼごぼ (gobogobo) — gurgling sound
• Macedonian: грго́рење (grgórenje) — gurgling sound
• Macedonian: жубо́рење (žubórenje) — gurgling sound
• Macedonian: клоко́тење (klokótenje) — gurgling sound
• Māori: kokō — gurgling sound
• Persian: قُلقُل — gurgling sound
• Polish: bulgot — gurgling sound
• Polish: gulgot — gurgling sound
• Polish: bulgotanie — gurgling sound
• Polish: gaworzenie — gurgling sound
• Portuguese: gorgolejo — gurgling sound
• Russian: бу́льканье (búlʹkanʹje) — gurgling sound
• Scottish Gaelic: glugan — gurgling sound
• Spanish: gluglú — gurgling sound
• Swedish: gurgel — gurgling sound
• Arabic: غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Arabic: بَقْبَقَ (baqbaqa) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Armenian: կլկլալ (klklal) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Armenian: բլդբլդալ (bldbldal) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Armenian: կարկաչել (karkačʻel) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Armenian: պճպճալ (pčpčal) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Bulgarian: бълбукам (bǎlbukam) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Czech: bublat — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Finnish: kurluttaa — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Galician: gorgolexar — to flow with a bubbling sound
• German: gurgeln — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Ancient Greek: κελαρύζω (kelarúzō) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Hungarian: bugyborékol — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Italian: gorgogliare — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Italian: fiottare — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Italian: croccolare — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Italian: bruire — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Macedonian: гр́гори (gŕgori) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Macedonian: жу́бори (žúbori) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Macedonian: кло́коти (klókoti) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Māori: kokō — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Portuguese: gorgolejar — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Russian: бу́лькать (búlʹkatʹ) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Russian: журча́ть (žurčátʹ) — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Scottish Gaelic: dèan glugan — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Spanish: gluglutear — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Swedish: gurgla — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Turkish: çağlamak — to flow with a bubbling sound
• Czech: bublat — to make such a sound
• Finnish: kurluttaa — to make such a sound
• French: gargouiller — to make such a sound
• Galician: gorgolexar — to make such a sound
• German: gurgeln — to make such a sound
• Ancient Greek: τονθορύζω (tonthorúzō) — to make such a sound
• Hebrew: גִּרְגֵּר (girgér) — to make such a sound
• Hungarian: gurgulázik — to make such a sound
• Māori: tatangi — to make such a sound
• Māori: kokō — to make such a sound
• Norman: gargouoilli — to make such a sound
• Norman: dêgouglonner — to make such a sound
• Norwegian: gurgle — to make such a sound
• Polish: bulgotać — to make such a sound
• Polish: gulgotać — to make such a sound
• Portuguese: gorgolejar — to make such a sound
• Russian: бу́лькать (búlʹkatʹ) — to make such a sound
• Russian: бу́лькнуть (búlʹknutʹ) — to make such a sound
• Scottish Gaelic: dèan glugan — to make such a sound
• Swedish: gurgla — to make such a sound