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to regurge

to regurge

9.9
To move back in a strong flow, like water or blood
  • verb
  • /rɪˈɡɜrdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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
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
26 3.2
to surge
57 4.1
to regurge
  • Archaic
9.9
backflowing
  • Specialized
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.