gurgle
/ˈɡɜːɡl/verb, noun
उच्चारण गर्गल
कलकल करना; किलकारी
Core word
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to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space; (of a baby) to make a happy sound in the throat
कलकल करना; किलकारी
- a gurgling stream
- The baby gurgled happily on his mother's lap.
- Water gurgled down the drain.
+ 2 more examples
- The baby gurgled with delight when she saw her father.
- The little stream gurgled over the stones.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gurgle (verb, intransitive)
Gurgle describes the bubbling sound of liquid; it takes no object.
Gurgle तरल की बुलबुलों जैसी आवाज़ को बताता है; इसके बाद object नहीं आता।
- The stream gurgled over the stones.
- Water gurgled down the drain.
gurgle with + noun
People gurgle with laughter or delight when they make happy throat sounds.
ख़ुशी की आवाज़ के लिए 'gurgle with laughter / delight' कहा जाता है।
- The baby gurgled with delight.
gurgle (noun): a gurgle of
As a noun, a gurgle is one such sound: a gurgle of water, a gurgle of laughter.
संज्ञा के रूप में gurgle एक ऐसी आवाज़ है: a gurgle of water, a gurgle of laughter।
- There was a gurgle of laughter from the cradle.
gurgle + direct speech
In writing, gurgle can introduce speech made with a bubbling sound.
लेखन में 'gurgle' बुलबुलों जैसी आवाज़ में बोली गई बात को भी बता सकता है।
- 'More!' gurgled the toddler, waving her spoon.
+Collocations 5
subject + gurgle
streambabydrainpipestomachbrook
- The brook gurgled gently beside the path.
gurgle + adverb
happilysoftlynoisilymerrilyfaintly
- The baby gurgled happily in her mother's arms.
gurgle + preposition
with joywith laughterdown the drainover the rocksin the pipe
- Rainwater gurgled down the pipe.
noun + gurgle
a happy gurglea faint gurglea gurgle of watera gurgle of laughter
- A faint gurgle came from the old tap.
gurgle + sound words
bubblesplashtrickleripplebabble
- The brook trickled and gurgled along the old stone wall.
“More examples 9
- The little stream gurgled through the village.
छोटी धारा गाँव से कलकल करती हुई बहती थी।
- The baby gurgled and reached for Radhika's finger.
शिशु ने किलकारी भरी और राधिका की उँगली पकड़ने के लिए हाथ बढ़ाया।
- The pipe gurgled before the water came out.
पानी निकलने से पहले पाइप में गुड़गुड़ की आवाज़ हुई।
- I could hear the gurgle of the river from my window.
मुझे अपनी खिड़की से नदी की कलकल सुनाई देती थी।
- My stomach gurgled in the silent exam hall.
शांत परीक्षा-कक्ष में मेरे पेट में गुड़गुड़ की आवाज़ हुई।
- The kettle began to gurgle just before it boiled.
उबलने से ठीक पहले केतली में गुड़गुड़ की आवाज़ होने लगी।
- Radhika smiled as the baby gurgled in his sleep.
जब शिशु नींद में गुनगुनाया तो राधिका मुस्कुरा दी।
- Water gurgled in the pipes whenever someone used the tap upstairs.
जब भी ऊपर कोई नल चलाता, पाइपों में पानी गुड़गुड़ाता था।
- The mountain stream gurgled merrily as it ran down the slope.
पहाड़ी धारा ढलान से उतरते हुए आनंद से कलकल करती थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The stream gurgled the rocks.
✓ The stream gurgled over the rocks.
Gurgle is intransitive; it needs a preposition like over before the rocks.
'Gurgle' अकर्मक क्रिया है; चट्टानों से पहले 'over' जैसा preposition चाहिए।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: gurgle is an imitative word for flowing water.
प्रयोग में gurgle बहते पानी के लिए ध्वन्यात्मक शब्द है।