Gurgle
/ˈɡɜːr.ɡəl/noun
To make a bubbling, liquid, or throaty sound.
Did you know?Gurgle is a classic expressive word, and its noisy, bubbling shape is so naturalistic that it likely arose in English to imitate the sound itself rather than from a neat, single root.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
gurglen
“To bubble or make a liquid, throaty sound.”
Middle English
English
gurgle
“A bubbling or gurgling sound; to make such a sound.”
Latin
Latin
gurges
“A whirlpool, eddy, or flood; by extension, a deep pool or voracious devouring.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷerǵ- / *gʷergh-
“A proposed ancient base related to throat, gulping, or gurgling sounds.”
Modern English
English
gurgle
“To make a bubbling, liquid, or throaty sound.”