gurgled

verb

past tense of gurgle
as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream the tiny stream gurgled down the rocky slope and joined the larger river at the bottom of the hill

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Recent Examples of gurgled Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred. — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gurgled
  1. splashed
  2. washed
  3. bubbled
  4. dripped
  5. rippled
  6. trickled
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  • With 89 rooms and a lobby splashed with pink de Gournay wallpaper, The Colony should be at the top of your hotel list.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For something more substantial, look to steak frites dashed with chimichurri or chicken and broccoli splashed in sage jus.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of splashed
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  • Inspired by the surrounding landscape and Sicily’s distinctive aesthetic, the generously sized 72 meter squared Grand suite comes alive in a palette of ocean blue, deep green, juicy orange, washed terra-cotta, and sophisticated eggshell red.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The father and son washed the ice cream off their hands in the fountain.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of washed
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  • After a groundswell of support for the renaming bubbled up in late 2025, the idea reached her.
    — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Return to the oven and bake until the crumbles are golden brown and the jam has bubbled a bit at the edges, 30 to 40 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bubbled
Verb
  • The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripped
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  • These random interactions created music that rippled through the Armory and its incredible acoustics.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
  • News of her death rippled across social media, with many paying tribute.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But that does not appear to have trickled down to the average worker.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of trickled

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“Gurgled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gurgled. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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