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gurgling

gurgling noun: a gurgling sound. Also the present participle and gerund of gurgle.

Noun

gurgling (plural gurglings)

  1. A gurgling sound.
    • […] the cries of the natives, the moanings and gurglings of camels, the trumpetings of elephants, the buglings of neighbouring regiments […]1862, Edmund Hope Verney, The Shannon's brigade in India, page 86

Also used as

gurgling is also the present participle and gerund of gurgle.

Forms of gurgling

pluralgurglings

Questions about gurgling

What does gurgling mean?
Gurgling means a gurgling sound.
What part of speech is gurgling?
Gurgling is a noun.
What is the plural of gurgling?
The plural of gurgling is gurglings.

Words near gurgling in the dictionary

  1. gurgles
  2. gurglesome
  3. gurglet
  4. gurgleth
  5. gurglets
  6. gurgling
  7. gurglingly
  8. gurglings
  9. gurgly
  10. gurgoe
  11. gurgoes

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