GUGGLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

guggle

verb

ˈgə-gəl

Definition of guggle

as in to wash

to flow in a broken irregular stream water guggled down the drain

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There’s no need to rinse the bird, and washing raw poultry can spread bacteria around your kitchen.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
In certain communities, funeral practices included washing the body and sprinkling water on mourners, which risked exposing people to infected bodily fluids.

— Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of wash

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Where lettuce splashed with vinaigrette can feel like an afterthought, a juicy, savory-slanting pear salad is worth making room for on a plate full of turkey and cornbread.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Children splashed in the fountain and played with a soccer ball as the mayoral hopeful introduced herself to voters.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of splash

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Its beauty is only rivalled by the bubbling powder-blue domes of nearby Süleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Mimar Sinan, a contemporary of Michelangelo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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