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gurge¹

  • /ˈɡɜɹdʒ/ US
  • /ˈɡɜːdʒ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

See gorge.

verb gurges · gurging · gurged

  1. obsolete To swallow up.

gurge²

  • /ˈɡɜɹdʒ/ US
  • /ˈɡɜːdʒ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

Back-formation from gurges, taken to be a plural.

noun gurges

  1. alternative Alternative form of gurges (“whirlpool”). The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground […]

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"gurge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gurge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"gurge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gurge.

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@misc{gurge_2026,
  title = {gurge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gurge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}