regurgitated

/rɪˈɡɜːrdʒɪteɪtɪd/ /rɪˈɡɜːrdʒəteɪtɪd/

verb

To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.

Examples :

"The baby regurgitated some milk after his feeding. "

verb

To cough up from the gut to feed its young, as an animal or bird does.

Examples :

"The young gulls were fed by their mother’s regurgitated food."

animal bird biology physiology action

verb

(by extension) To repeat verbatim.

Examples :

"The student hadn't understood the lesson, so he simply regurgitated the teacher's explanation in his own words. "

language communication

verb

To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.

Examples :

"Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth."

physiology body organism

Meanings

Examples :

"The baby regurgitated some milk after his feeding. "

Examples :

"The young gulls were fed by their mother’s regurgitated food."

Examples :

"The student hadn't understood the lesson, so he simply regurgitated the teacher's explanation in his own words. "

Examples :

"Food may regurgitate from the stomach into the mouth."

Related Words

stomach noun

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

teacher noun

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

swallowed verb

To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

student noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

extension noun

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

verbatim noun

A word-for-word report of a speech.

feeding verb

(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

regurgitate verb

To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.

understood verb

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

explanation noun

The act or process of explaining.

previously adverb

(with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.

animal noun

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).