What does "gluck" mean?

To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle.

What is a synonym for "gluck"?

Common synonyms include: christoph willibald von gluck.

//ɡlʌk// name, verb

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Verb

1
To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle. ambitransitive
"But so long as the water kept flopping and glucking aside me, I was right."

Proper Noun

"But so long as the water kept flopping and glucking aside me, I was right."

Etymology 1

Imitative; compare glug.

Etymology 2

From the German surname Glück and Jewish surname (Yiddish גליק (glik)), both nouns meaning "luck." Compare Glick, Glueck.

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