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gurge

/ˈɡɜːdʒ/US/ˈɡɜɹdʒ/

gurge verb: to swallow up. Also the alternative form of gurges.

Verb

gurge (third-person singular simple present gurges, present participle gurging, simple past and past participle gurged)

  1. (obsolete) To swallow up.

Also used as

gurge is also the alternative form of gurges.

Forms of gurge

Verb
third-person singular presentgurges
present participlegurging
past participlegurged
pastgurged
Noun
pluralgurges

Origin of gurge

See gorge.

Back-formation from gurges, taken to be a plural.

Words that rhyme with gurge

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gurge

What does gurge mean?
Gurge means to swallow up.
What part of speech is gurge?
Gurge is a verb.
How do you pronounce gurge?
Gurge is pronounced /ˈɡɜɹdʒ/ (US).
What is the past tense of gurge?
The past tense of gurge is gurged.

Words near gurge in the dictionary

  1. Gurenne
  2. Gurevich
  3. Gurewitch
  4. Gurgan
  5. Gurgaon
  6. gurge
  7. gurged
  8. gurgeons
  9. gurges
  10. gurgeses
  11. Gurghiu

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