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title: gurgle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gurgle» in the school dictionary: To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gurgle

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**Who acts:** sound, water, baby, gurgle, animal, tummy · **What happens:** gurgle, mean, make, bubble, flow, go down · **To what, where:** bubbling sound, drain, sounds, throat, low sound, stream · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gurgle» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [gurgle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gurgle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:m1:1
# text = To gurgle means for water or liquid to make a bubbling sound as it flows, like water going down a drain.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gurgle	gurgle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bubbling	bubble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	acl	_	_
20	down	down	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	drain	drain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for water or liquid | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for water=Attribute |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a bubbling sound |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
| 4 | **bubble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 5 | **flow** | present | sound |  |  |  |  | like water | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **go down** | gerund | water *not said here* | a drain |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient drain=Extent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A baby gurgles when it makes happy bubbling sounds in its throat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:m2:1
# text = A baby gurgles when it makes happy bubbling sounds in its throat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gurgles	gurgle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	bubbling	bubble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
9	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | present | a baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | baby |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bubble** | gerund | baby *not said here* | sounds |  | baby's throat |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gurgle is such a bubbling sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:m3:1
# text = A gurgle is such a bubbling sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gurgle	gurgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	7	det:predet	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bubbling	bubble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bubble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a gurgle | such bubbling sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An animal, such as an elephant, can gurgle by making a low sound deep in its throat.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:m4:1
# text = An animal, such as an elephant, can gurgle by making a low sound deep in its throat.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	gurgle	gurgle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | can | a animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | a animal *not said here* | a low sound |  | animal's throat |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stream gurgled over the stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x1:1
# text = The stream gurgled over the stones.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	gurgled	gurgle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | participle |  | the stream *not said here* |  | the stones |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over stone=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby gurgled and smiled at me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x2:1
# text = The baby gurgled and smiled at me.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	gurgled	gurgle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	smiled	smile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | participle |  | the baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smile** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | at me | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water gurgled down the plughole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x3:1
# text = Water gurgled down the plughole.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	gurgled	gurgle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | participle |  | Water *not said here* |  |  |  | down the plughole | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tummy gurgled before lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x4:1
# text = My tummy gurgled before lunch.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gurgled	gurgle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | participle | My tummy |  |  | lunch |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before lunch=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard the gurgle of a little brook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x5:1
# text = We heard the gurgle of a little brook.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gurgle	gurgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	brook	brook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | the gurgle of a little brook |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer gurgle=Stimulus |
| 2 | **gurgle** |  | a little brook |  |  |  |  |  | nom gurgle «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gurgled with laughter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x6:1
# text = She gurgled with laughter.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gurgled	gurgle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gurgle** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with laughter | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with laughter=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kala Nag did not answer to the order by gurgling, as he usually did.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gurgle:x7:1
# text = Kala Nag did not answer to the order by gurgling, as he usually did.
1	Kala	Kala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	gurgling	gurgle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | Kala |  |  |  |  | to the order | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to order=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **gurgle** | gerund | Kala *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | Kala |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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