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ogganition

ogganition noun: a snarling or grumbling.

Noun

ogganition (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A snarling or grumbling.
    • Nor will I abstain, notwithstanding your ogganition, to follow the steps and practice of Antiquity […]1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem
    • […] but when the animal instinct forces a show of pleasure, the bare teeth and the ogganition, like that produced by a dog in his sleep, is the result.1906, James Howard Mortimer, Confessions of a Book Agent, page 27

Origin of ogganition

From Latin oggannio (“to yelp”) + -tion.

Questions about ogganition

What does ogganition mean?
Ogganition means a snarling or grumbling.
What part of speech is ogganition?
Ogganition is a noun.

Words near ogganition in the dictionary

  1. ogeed
  2. ogees
  3. Ogema
  4. Ogemaw County
  5. Ogg
  6. ogganition
  7. Oggerino
  8. oggie oggie oggie
  9. oggies
  10. oggin
  11. oggins

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