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gurgle

/ˈɡɜːɡəl/GUR-guhl
/ˈɡɝɡəl/GUR-guhl

Meaninga whirlpool

Common meaning: a bubbling sound

Journey through time

  1. Latingurges‘a whirlpool’source
  2. Italiangorgogliaresource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa whirlpool → a bubbling soundgurgle‘a bubbling sound’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gurges ‘a whirlpool’.

Roots

  • gurges Latin “a whirlpool”

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