gurgitates
gurgitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gurgitate.
Meaning of gurgitate
Verb
gurgitate (third-person singular simple present gurgitates, present participle gurgitating, simple past and past participle gurgitated)
- To surge (rise) and fall ebulliently, like or as water.
- From the gorge a faint steam rose like mist, and in the utter stillness I could hear, far down, the sound of gurgitating waters. In a little while - how long I could not tell - the moment of eruption would return and flood the chasm.1890, The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, page 76
- To eat, especially to eat competitively (see competitive eating).
- His attitude to statistics can best be indicated by an expression that seems not to have been used in any of the classics, but which involves the idea that he masticates, and gurgitates them before life is extinct.1915, Alcalde, page 484
Questions about gurgitates
- What is gurgitates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Gurgitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gurgitate.
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