Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gurges

/ˈɡɝd͡ʒiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gurges
IPA: /ˈɡɝd͡ʒiz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A series of typically four to six concentric annulets (in early heraldry, from at least the 1200s), or a spiralling line from the centre to the edge of the shield (in late heraldry); a stylized whirlpool.

noun

plural of gurge

Example Sentences

"It was early—only ten p.m.—but already gurgeses of light and gales of sound frothed in unison to a familiar relentless heartbeat."
"Argent, a gurges azure, is borne by GORGES, of Langford, Wilts., created a Baronet 1612. As the gurges (like the fountain) represents water, argent and azure are its proper tinctures."
"A shield of arms of early shape : three gurgeses (or roundles charged with a central pellet and two annulets concentric), two and one."

Etymology

From Middle English gurges, from Latin gurges. Doublet of gorge and gour.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gurges

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɝd͡ʒiz/
British English: /ˈɡɜːd͡ʒiːz/

Inflected Forms

gurgeses (plural) gurge (alternative)

Synonyms

gorges

Questions

How do you pronounce gurges?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɝd͡ʒiz/.
What does gurges mean?: A whirlpool.
Where does gurges come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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