[no obj] 1 : to make the quiet sound of water moving over rocks, through a pipe, etc.
▪ Nearby a stream was gurgling. [=burbling, bubbling] ▪ The water gurgled through the pipes. 2 : to make a sound like a liquid boiling or bubbling
▪ I was so hungry that you could hear my stomach gurgling. 3 of a baby : to make happy and quiet sounds
▪ The baby gurgled contentedly.
▪ Nearby a stream was gurgling. [=burbling, bubbling] ▪ The water gurgled through the pipes.
▪ I was so hungry that you could hear my stomach gurgling.
▪ The baby gurgled contentedly.
— gurgle noun, plural gurgles
[noncount] ▪ the gurgle of running water [count] ▪ You could hear the creaks and gurgles of the pipes. ▪ the gurgles of the baby
[noncount] ▪ the gurgle of running water [count] ▪ You could hear the creaks and gurgles of the pipes. ▪ the gurgles of the baby





