gurgled

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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Verb
  • Blood splashed from his neck onto his white shirt.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Billboard via Getty Images Sabrina Carpenter’s name and her music are splashed across the charts in the United Kingdom, as her latest album Man’s Best Friend arrives.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some dials may be removed and washed by hand to remove any grime or buildup.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Yet a surprisingly large number of dishes that are washed end up being washed by hand.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
  • All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At times, this approach rippled through the interior department, as was the case with the Solène-embargo fiasco.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Slowly, buses full of students trickled in.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Concerns about on-campus violence trickled down to younger classrooms too.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Gurgled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gurgled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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