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/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]
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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
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 — 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
