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egesting

egesting is the present participle and gerund of egest.

Meaning of egest

Verb

egest (third-person singular simple present egests, present participle egesting, simple past and past participle egested)

  1. To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
    • As plastics cannot be easily egested, these can accumulate within the stomach, causing impaction and leading ultimately to death.2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region, Convention on Migratory Species...
    Synonyms:
    excrete, defecate

Questions about egesting

What is egesting the present participle and gerund of?
Egesting is the present participle and gerund of egest.

Words near egesting in the dictionary

  1. Egertons
  2. Egerts
  3. egest
  4. egesta
  5. egested
  6. egesting
  7. egestion
  8. egestions
  9. egestive
  10. egests
  11. EGF

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