gurgle
part of speech
verb (gurgle, gurgles, gurgled, gurgling); noun (a gurgle, gurgles)
meaning for a pupil
1) To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain. tree →
2) A baby gurgles when it makes happy bubbling sounds in its throat. tree →
3) (noun) A gurgle is such a bubbling sound. tree →
4) An animal, such as an elephant, can gurgle by making a low sound deep in its throat. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it is a sound word (onomatopoeia) that helps the reader hear the scene: a gurgling stream, a gurgling baby, a gurgling tummy. In English lessons it is used for describing sounds. Phrases: «gurgle with laughter», «the gurgle of the stream».
examples
- The stream gurgled over the stones. tree →
- The baby gurgled and smiled at me. tree →
- Water gurgled down the plughole. tree →
- My tummy gurgled before lunch. tree →
- We heard the gurgle of a little brook. tree →
- She gurgled with laughter. tree →
- Kala Nag did not answer to the order by gurgling, as he usually did. tree →
note
Regular verb: gurgled. It is an onomatopoeic word — it sounds like what it means. Similar: burble, babble, bubble. Do not confuse with «gargle» (bubbling liquid in your throat on purpose).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gurgle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.