- present participle of gurgle.
gurgling
Example Sentences
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There were gurgling, cooing, month-and-a-half old newborns in Brooklyn and Westchester who had never known the soul-emptying pain of a crushing Knicks defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"There was a bubbly gurgling sound from Victoria," she told the court.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
The court heard how fire crews were alerted to the presence of a woman by a gurgling sound.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
The inability to belch can cause bloating, pain, gurgling in the neck and chest, and excessive flatulence as built-up air seeks an alternate exit route.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
Kyle bounded up the marble steps and entered the lobby, where the statue of Mr. Lemoncello—with his head tilted back and water spewing out of his puckered fish lips—was gurgling away again.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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