gurgitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To surge (rise) and fall ebulliently, like or as water.
  2. To eat, especially to eat competitively (see competitive eating).

Word forms

gurgitate gurgitates gurgitating gurgitated

Etymology

From Latin gurgitātus, past participle of gurgitō. The second sense is partly a back-formation from regurgitate.

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