Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Gurgle (-ed)
gurgle (-ed), v. [native echoic formation, or poss. L. 'to gargle, boil, bubble'.]
- Burble; ripple; flow noisily; keep moving in an irregular current.
- Sink; [fig.] drown; lose life with a struggle; die noisily and unwillingly.
- Gush; babble; utter with purling sounds; call out with a flowing, bubbling sound; [fig.] chant joyously; sing effusively.
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