Gurgling
['gə:gliŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gurgle
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Examples
- She rocked herself to and fro; caught her throat; and, uttering a gurgling sound, gasped for breath. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Trills of melody were heard behind the scenes, and gurgling from a sweet pasteboard cottage covered with roses and trellis work. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The fire had crumbled down to greyness, and one of the lamps made a gurgling appeal for attention. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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