early 15c., medical term for "gurgling heard in the abdomen," a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from Latin gurguliare, perhaps via Dutch, German gurgeln. Extended (non-anatomical) use, in reference to water over stones, etc., is first recorded 1713. "This phenomenon of long specialized use before becoming a part of the general vocabulary is often found in English" [Barnhart]. Related: Gurgled; gurgling.
gurgle (n.)
early 15c., from gurgle (v.).
实用例句
1. We could hear the swish and gurgle of water against the hull.
我们能听到水拍打船体时的哗哗声。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The water went down the plughole with a loud gurgle.
