as in splashes
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 gurgles
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Verb
For a full minute, the quiet concatenation gurgles along, accumulating extra notes and flourishes, suggesting an eventual kosmische surge.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gurgles
Verb
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Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another agreed, comparing them to their Spanx AirEssentials set, but saying this one washes better.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since then, the video clip of ESPN dissing Jokić, who evolved into a seven-time NBA All-Star and an NBA Finals MVP, bubbles up on the internet each NBA season.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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In each stage, more of the carbon dioxide bubbles out and can then be compressed for permanent storage in underground formations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When whispers of these new allegations began to receive national coverage, many outlets were cynical and tried to debunk them.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And that trickles down to the artists who are beginning to lose opportunities.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
21 Nov. 2025
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Because that trickles all the way down to junior executives who are hearing this constantly in their meetings.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coffee drips through a metal filter, a slow process that creates a full-bodied cup of coffee.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the needles gather fog into dew, which drips onto the roots.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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All of the murmurs point toward that.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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After deciding to run it back in the offseason, there are murmurs that one of the team’s top players might be on the block sooner rather than later.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The story follows how this act ripples through the neighborhood, uncovering resilience, faith, and unexpected connections.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then, imagine those color-changing mountains reflected in the briny water of desert salt flats, a mirage that ripples when local flamingos fly by in twos and threes.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Gurgles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gurgles. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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