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to regurge

to regurge

1 9.9
To move back in a strong flow, like water or blood
  • verb
  • /rɪˈɡɜrdʒ/
  • Archaic
: regurgitar
  • If the valve is weak, blood may regurge into the heart chamber.

Examples

  • During the storm, seawater would regurge into the coastal streets, causing flooding.

  • The old pipes sometimes regurge dirty water after heavy rain.

  • The river regurges after heavy rain.

  • He noticed the water regurging from the drain.

  • During the storm, seawater would regurge into the coastal streets, causing flooding.

  • If the valve is weak, blood may regurge into the heart chamber.

  • The old pipes sometimes regurge dirty water after heavy rain.

Synonyms

to regurgitate
vsto regurge
  • Specialized
1 8.0

To flow back the wrong way inside a pipe or the body

is more general meaning a backward surge of liquid in everyday contexts
to backwash
vsto regurge
1 5.5

To move backward, especially of water, sometimes causing damage

is about an immediate backward surge not broader indirect consequences

How Forceful

to gush
27 3.2
to surge
52 4.1
to regurge
  • Archaic
1 9.9
backflowing
  • Specialized
1 7.5
to inch back
1 4.9

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

regurge = regurgitate (semi-transparent) = re + gurg

The sense is related to 'regurgitate' (surge or flow back), but formation is a back-formation to a non-standalone root, so the relation is not fully transparent to learners.

Etymology

Regurge is built from re- 'back' and gurg (like in gurgle), giving the sense of a liquid moving backward. So when water or blood regurges, it 'flows back' into a place it came from.