gurgle vs imbibe

gurgle is a noun but imbibe is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gurgle	Yes	No	Yes	No
imbibe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imbibe is a hypernym of gurgle; that is, imbibe is a word with a broader meaning than gurgle:

Other hypernyms of gurgle include drink.

gurgle (noun)	imbibe (noun)
the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

gurgle (verb)	imbibe (verb)
utter with a gurgling sound	receive into the mind and retain
drink from a flask with a gurgling sound	take in liquids
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
make sounds similar to gurgling water	take in, also metaphorically