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English noun: gurgle | |||
| 1. | gurgle (event) the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
English verb: gurgle | |||
| 1. | gurgle (perception) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | ||
| Samples | Babbling brooks. | ||
| Synonyms | babble, bubble, burble, guggle, ripple | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Verb group | gurgle | ||
| 2. | gurgle (perception) make sounds similar to gurgling water | ||
| Samples | The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Verb group | babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple | ||
| 3. | gurgle (consumption) drink from a flask with a gurgling sound | ||
| Synonyms | guggle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drink, imbibe | ||
| 4. | gurgle (communication) utter with a gurgling sound | ||
| Samples | `Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
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