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gurge

[ gurj ]

noun

, plural gur·ges [gur, -jeez].
  1. a whirlpool.
  2. Also Also called whirlpool. Heraldry. a charge covering the entire field of an escutcheon and having the form either of a spirallike scroll or of a number of concentric rings, the whole field having two tinctures.

verb (used without object)

, gurged, gurg·ing.
  1. to swirl like a whirlpool.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gurge1

First recorded in 1515–25, gurge is from the Latin word gurges whirlpool

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