gurgle

Example Sentences

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She expected to hear icebergs calving off the glacier—perhaps even the low, garden-hose gurgle of a subglacial river gushing out from underneath the glacier.

From National Geographic • Sep. 7, 2023

But the last time I called, he could only gurgle on the phone, having suffered a stroke.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

And even as rap continues to mutate daily, few can infuse emotional heft into each Auto-Tuned gurgle like Future, as if his heart is in his throat in more ways than one.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

She sleeps on an unseen second floor, in a room just above the mainstage action — her every gurgle, whine and cry jolting Jenny like an electric current.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

It had rained the night before, and the only sound was the gurgle of the runoff pouring down through the eroded gullies on the hillside.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls