glub

1 of 2

noun

ˈgləb

plural -s

: a gurgling, bubbling, or gulping sound (as of water running down a drain)

—often reduplicated

listened to the glub, glub, glub of the milk bottle as it sank below the surface of the pond

: an inarticulate strangled sound (as of someone attempting to speak while under water)

glub

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

glubbed; glubbed; glubbing; glubs

: to make a glub

—often reduplicated

like cold molasses glub-glubbing from a barrel

—James Street

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

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