The meaning of Gurgle

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

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Psychobabble

noun

The action or fact of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The constant babbling of the kids

adjective

Talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The noise of babbling tourists

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.

Usage examples:

We'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

noun

A ball of air in a liquid or on its surface, or in the air

Usage examples:

When water begins to boil, small bubbles form around the edge of the pot., the water in the pot beg…

adjective

Containing bubbles or making a bubbling sound.

Usage examples:

Flutes full of bubbling champagne

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

verb

Present participle of bubble

Usage examples:

We could hear the soup bubbling away (= bubbling strongly) in the pot., he was like a schoolboy, co…

verb

Make a continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

A stream burbled through the woods

noun

Continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

The steady burble of running water

verb

To make a low, continuous bubbling sound, like water moving over stones

Usage examples:

She was burbling (on) about what she'd do if she won the lottery.

verb

Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.

Usage examples:

He chortled at his own execrable pun

noun

A noisy, gleeful laugh.

Usage examples:

Thomas gave a chortle

verb

To laugh with pleasure and satisfaction

verb

Laugh quietly or inwardly.

Usage examples:

I chuckled at the astonishment on her face

noun

A quiet or suppressed laugh.

Usage examples:

Melissa gave a chuckle

verb

To laugh quietly

Usage examples:

She was chuckling as she read the letter., i always get a chuckle out of the doonesbury comic strip.

noun

A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.

Usage examples:

He said the proliferation of corvids birds like grey crows, magpies and rooks could be directly lin…

verb

(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.

Usage examples:

She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing

noun

The cry of a cock.

Usage examples:

Beware of the bark of a dog or crow of a cock at night, for they signify death.

verb

Laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.

Usage examples:

They giggled at some private joke

noun

A light, silly laugh.

Usage examples:

But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.

noun

The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Usage examples:

Come and sit on my lap

verb

Overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.

Usage examples:

She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres

noun

The action or sound of water washing gently against something.

Usage examples:

Listening to the comfortable lap of the waves against the shore

noun

A low continuous background noise.

Usage examples:

The distant murmur of traffic

verb

Say something in a low or indistinct voice.

Usage examples:

Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away

verb

To speak or say very quietly

Usage examples:

"i love you," she murmured., a murmur of voices

noun

A low or indistinct continuous sound.

Usage examples:

The murmuring of the river derwent

verb

Say something in a low or indistinct voice.

Usage examples:

Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away

noun

The sound of one or more people talking quietly, or the things that they say

Usage examples:

There was a bit of embarrassed murmuring and then he put the note down., i could hear the faint mur…

noun

A splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The plash of the fountain

verb

Make a splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The oars plashed in the silence

verb

Bend down and interweave (branches and twigs) to form a hedge.

Usage examples:

When hawthorn, blackthorn or firethorn were plashed in a hedge, they formed a difficult defensive h…

verb

Make a splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The oars plashed in the silence

verb

Bend down and interweave (branches and twigs) to form a hedge.

Usage examples:

When hawthorn, blackthorn or firethorn were plashed in a hedge, they formed a difficult defensive h…

noun

A splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The plash of the fountain

adjective

Denoting or relating to a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left.

verb

Knit with a purl stitch.

Usage examples:

Knit one, purl one

noun

A cord of twisted gold or silver wire used for bordering or edging something.

Usage examples:

The spangle kept in place by a stitch through a short piece of purl.

verb

Knit with a purl stitch.

Usage examples:

Knit one, purl one

verb

(of a stream or river) flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound.

Usage examples:

Large stones stood blackly in the water, making it purl as it rolled around them

adjective

Denoting or relating to a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left.

noun

A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by a slight breeze or an object dropping into it.

Usage examples:

He dived into the pool leaving barely a ripple

verb

(of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface.

Usage examples:

The mediterranean rippled and sparkled

noun

A small wave or a slight movement of a surface, esp. the surface of water

Usage examples:

The stone hit the water and caused a ring of ripples to spread out., a ripple of laughter ran throu…

adjective

(of water) forming or flowing with a series of small waves on the surface.

Usage examples:

The rippling waters of the lake

verb

(of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface.

Usage examples:

The mediterranean rippled and sparkled

verb

Present participle of ripple

Usage examples:

The breeze rippled the water., his muscles rippled under his skin.

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

noun

A prominent or sensational news feature or story.

Usage examples:

A front-page splash

verb

Make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Cool water tinkled in the stone fountains

noun

A light, clear ringing sound.

Usage examples:

The distant tinkle of a cow bell

verb

To make light, ringing sounds

Usage examples:

The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze., we heard the tinkle of ice as he stirred the lemonade.

verb

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

Usage examples:

A solitary tear trickled down her cheek

noun

A small flow of liquid.

Usage examples:

A trickle of blood

verb

(of liquid) to flow slowly and without force

Usage examples:

Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead., after the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and i…

verb

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

Usage examples:

A solitary tear trickled down her cheek

noun

A small flow of liquid.

Usage examples:

A trickle of blood

verb

(of liquid) to flow slowly and without force

Usage examples:

Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead., after the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and i…