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gurgitation

American  
[gur-ji-tey-shuhn] / ˌgɜr dʒɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water.


gurgitation British  
/ ˌɡɜːdʒɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. surging or swirling motion, esp of water

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Etymology

Origin of gurgitation

1535–45; < Latin gurgitāt ( us ) (past participle of gurgitāre to engulf, derivative of gurgit-, stem of gurges whirlpool; see -ate 1) + -ion

Example Sentences

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The annals of gurgitation are dotted with strokes and blocked windpipes, of guts literally busted.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2011

Appeal—to—the—Bishop, Appeal—to-the—Bishop, seemed to be the speech of the jetting gurgitation under the glass lid.

From Where the Blue Begins by Morley, Christopher

Embracing the bank, the two curved arms of a river came down in slow gurgitation of liquid ooze between screens of black-green vegetation.

From Caybigan by Hopper, James

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