regurgitant

Variant of regurgitate

intransitive verb regurgitated, regurgitating

to rush, surge, or flow back

Origin: < ML regurgitatus, pp. of regurgitare, to regurgitate < re-, back + LL gurgitare, to flood < gurges (gen. gurgitis): see gorge

transitive verb

to cause to surge or flow back; specif., to bring (partly digested food) from the stomach back to the mouth

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