- gurgitation
- gurgitation late 14c., from L.L. gurgulationem (nom. gurgulatio), noun of action from pp. stem of gurgitare "to engulf," from gurges (see GURGES (Cf. gurges)).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
gurgitation — [gʉr΄jə tā′shən] n. [< pp. LL gurgitare, to flood < L gurges, whirlpool: see GORGE] Now Rare a whirling or surging, as of liquid … English World dictionary
gurgitation — /gerr ji tay sheuhn/, n. a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water. [1535 45; < L gurgitat(us) (ptp. of gurgitare to engulf, deriv. of gurgit , s. of gurges whirlpool; see ATE1) + ION] * * * … Universalium
gurgitation — gur·gi·ta·tion || ‚gÉœrdʒɪ teɪʃn / ‚gÉœËd n. swirling movement of liquid moving rapidly; rise and fall like waves; bubbling up or surging motion (as of water) … English contemporary dictionary
gurgitation — gur·gi·ta·tion … English syllables
gurgitation — /gɜdʒəˈteɪʃən/ (say gerjuh tayshuhn) noun surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water. {Late Latin gurgitātus, past participle, engulfed + ion} …
gurgitation — ˌgərjəˈtāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin gurgitatus (past participle of gurgitare to engulf, from Latin gurgit , gurges whirlpool) + English ion : a boiling or surging of a liquid : usuallyviolent ebullition … Useful english dictionary
Regurgitation — Re*gur gi*ta tion ( t? sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]gurgitation.] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ingurgitation — in·gurgitation … English syllables
gurgitate — v.i. bubble. ♦ gurgitation, n. ebullition … Dictionary of difficult words