noun
glub
gluhb
Glub (noun) means the gurgling sound of bubbles moving through water. Example: “The fish tank filter made a steady glub, glub, glub.”
noun
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The gurgling sound of bubbles moving through water.
"The fish tank filter made a steady glub, glub, glub."
"The boat, which was filled with water, instantly—glub, glub—sank."
— David L. Roper, Son Of A Sharecropper: Growing Up in Oklahoma (2004)
How to use glub
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe bubbly sound water makes, especially underwater.
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Word forms
- Plural
- glubs
- Third person singular
- glubs
- Past tense
- glubbed
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The fish tank filter made a steady _____, glub, glub.
Etymology
An imitative word mimicking the sound of underwater bubbling, related to "glug."
Rhymes for glub
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What does “glub” mean?
The word “glub” means the gurgling sound of bubbles moving through water. In plain terms, the bubbly sound water makes, especially underwater.
How do you pronounce “glub”?
“Glub” is pronounced gluhb (/ɡlʌb/ in IPA).
How do you use “glub” in a sentence?
Here is “glub” used in a sentence: “The fish tank filter made a steady glub, glub, glub.”
What part of speech is “glub”?
“Glub” is a noun.
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