GURGLING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

gurgling

verb

present participle of gurgle

as in splashing

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 gurgling Adding a fish pond with koi, a gurgling fountain, or even a wind chime can further play into the sense of sound. —

Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026 Roaring Fork Falls, Setrock Creek Falls, and Big Creek Falls are all within easy reach, with short hikes that follow gurgling streams to cool, shaded falls. —

Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 In practice, this means a madhouse of multimedia rooms, packed with gurgling videos and useless machines and humanoid bodies. —

Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026 When the first hook comes back around after Earl’s slinky verse, Niontay’s staccato punchlines lose all shape and melt into a putty of wordless, gurgling melody. —

Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026 Her baby sister gurgling helplessly in the background isn’t the only one utterly dependent on her maternal care. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 From the cozy-chic bar and its expansive patio to the rocking chairs facing a semi-secret, open-air fireplace snuggled next to a gurgling waterfall, serenity permeates the property. —

Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 Between gurgling cello and moody brass, the orchestra reached cacophony. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026 From the mud baths of Lo Specchio di Venere to Bagno Ascuitto’s hot-steam grotto, Pantelleria’s fringes constitute a natural spa with gurgling thermal waters. —

Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

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Also use a mulch to keep the fungal spores from splashing between plants.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Kreischer and his crew take over the beach, stomping on the Carolina Panthers’ sand castle, cutting the line of the Falcons’ kite and splashing the Detroit Lions, Vikings and Packers with the wake of a jet ski.

— Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026