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to regurge

to regurge

9.9
To bring food or liquid back into the mouth from the stomach without strong vomiting
  • verb
  • /rɪˈɡɜrdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : regurgitar
  • The baby sometimes regurges a small amount of milk after feeding.

Examples

  • Some birds regurge food to feed their young in the nest.

  • The dog regurged its food after eating too quickly.

  • If you eat too quickly, you might regurge some of your meal.

  • If you feed him too much, he might regurge it later.

  • The baby sometimes regurges a small amount of milk after feeding.

  • Some birds regurge food to feed their young in the nest.

  • If you eat too quickly, you might regurge some of your meal.

Synonyms

to regurgitate
vsto regurge
5 7.7

To bring food or liquid from the stomach back into the mouth

is a gentler action that does not involve forceful vomiting

Antonyms

to digest
52 2.8

To break down food in the body so the body can use it

How Forceful

vomit
  • NSFW
52 2.3
to regurge
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

regurge infinitive
regurgitated past
regurgitated past participle
regurgitating present participle
regurges third person singular

Morphology

regurge = gurge (opaque) = re + gurge

The base 'gurge' is not a recognizable or productive English word for most learners, making the formation opaque.

Etymology

Regurge comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' and gurg (seen in gurgle and regurgitate), which gives the image of something moving in the throat or quietly flowing. So to regurge is to let food or drink 'flow back' into the mouth without a strong, forceful vomit.