Gurgitation


[gur-ji-tey-shuh n] /ˌgɜr dʒɪˈteɪ ʃən/

noun
1.
a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water.
/ˌɡɜːdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
surging or swirling motion, esp of water
n.

late 14c., from Late Latin gurgulationem (nominative gurgulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gurgitare “to engulf,” from gurges (see gurges).

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