Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace, And waste their music on the savage race. --Young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gurgled — gur·gle || gÉœrgl / gÉœËgl n. sound made by water flowing over stones; sound made by water flowing intermittently from a container v. flow with a burbling noisy sound; make a gurgling sound, make a sound similar to water flowing over rocks … English contemporary dictionary
gurgle — gurglingly, adv. /gerr geuhl/, v., gurgled, gurgling, n. v.i. 1. to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle. 2. to make a sound as of water doing this (often used of birds or of human beings). v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
gurgle — I UK [ˈɡɜː(r)ɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈɡɜrɡ(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms gurgle : present tense I/you/we/they gurgle he/she/it gurgles present participle gurgling past tense gurgled past participle gurgled 1) to make the low sound that water makes… … English dictionary
gurgle — 1. verb /ˈɡəː.ɡəl,ˈɡɝ.ɡəl/ a) To flow with a bubbling sound. The bath water gurgled down the drain. b) To make such a sound. The baby gurgled with delight. 2. noun /ˈɡəː.ɡəl,ˈɡɝ.ɡəl/ … Wiktionary
gurgle — v. (D; tr.) to gurgle to (the baby gurgled a few sounds to us) * * * [ gɜːg(ə)l] (D; tr.) to gurgle to (the baby gurgled a few sounds to us) … Combinatory dictionary
gur|gle — «GUR guhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow or run with a bubbling sound: »Water gurgles when it is poured out of a bottle or flows over stones. 2. to make a bubbling sound: »The baby gurgled happily. –v.t. to express with a gurgle:… … Useful english dictionary
Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gurgle — Gur gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gurgled};p. pr. & vb. n. {Gurgling}.] [Cf. It. gorgogliare to gargle, bubble up, fr. L. gurgulio gullet. Cf. {Gargle}, {Gorge}.] To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gurgling — Gurgle Gur gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gurgled};p. pr. & vb. n. {Gurgling}.] [Cf. It. gorgogliare to gargle, bubble up, fr. L. gurgulio gullet. Cf. {Gargle}, {Gorge}.] To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To break away — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
