Drain Gurgle Sound Effect

📝 Description

This Drain Gurgle sound effect is the throaty swirling burble of water being sucked down a sink or bathtub drain, complete with that final greedy slurp as the last of it disappears. It is a wonderfully expressive plumbing sound: cartoonists use it for characters getting flushed away or shrinking into the floor, editors drop it on failed plans and vanishing money, and horror designers slow it down into something unsettling crawling through the pipes. In its straight role it completes any bathroom or kitchen scene the moment a tap shuts off. Wet, organic and full of movement, it adds character wherever liquid needs to exit stage left.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:04

Format

MP3

File Size

58 KB

Added

August 6, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by nigelcoop via Freesound. View original source →