| 单词 | gurgle |
| 释义 | gurgle (once / 1563 pages) vn To gurgle is to make a sound like bubbling or splashing water. Not to be confusing, but when you gargle mouthwash, you probably gurgle. People gurgle when they say something (or make a noise) with an accompanying wet, gurgling sound. Your stomach might gurgle too, especially when you're hungry. And liquid itself gurgles, like a stream that gurgles over rocks or sweet iced tea that gurgles from a bottle into your glass. Experts aren't sure if gurgle is an imitative word, from the sound itself, or if it's rooted in Latin. WORD FAMILYgurgle: gurgled, gurgles, gurgling USAGE EXAMPLESMy wife noticed every tummy bubble, gurgle and burp, hoping against hope that it was the sound of a new life stirring in her womb. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) At a screening of “The Judge,” Everest stretched his arms toward Robert Downey Jr. and gurgled, “Dada!” New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) Around 2 a.m., she started making gurgling sounds and became unresponsive. Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1v make sounds similar to gurgling water The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it Syn|Hyper babble, bubble, burble, guggle, ripple flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise go, sound make a certain noise or sound 2v utter with a gurgling sound `Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 3v drink from a flask with a gurgling sound Syn|Hyper guggle drink, imbibe take in liquids 4v flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise Syn|Hyper babble, bubble, burble, guggle, ripple go, sound make a certain noise or sound 5n the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event |
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