Synonyms for gurgle

Most common

ripple · murmur · babble · burble

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To flow with a bubbling sound.

   The bath water gurgled down the drain.

Forms

Past participle

gurgled
e.g. gurgled → burbled, murmured, rippled, babbled…

Example sentences

• ripple Ziri watched the breeze ripple through the trees.
• murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?
• babble She didn't pay attention to her husband's babble.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

purl

6 letters

bubble², ripple², murmur², babble², burble², guggle, guttle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bubble² = 2 syllables).