# gurgle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɜː.ɡl̩/ · frequency rank #80,504

## Definitions
1. To flow with a bubbling sound.
2. To make such a sound.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gurgle