Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rumbling noise caused by wind within the intestines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
rumbling sound made by themovement ofgas in theintestines .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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He said he'd always liked the word borborygmus and looked at me expectantly.
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I want to apologize for my "borborygmus" and be called out for my "fribbling."
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I want to apologize for my "borborygmus" and be called out for my "fribbling."
NPR Topics: News 2010
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I want to apologize for my "borborygmus" and be called out for my "fribbling."
NPR Topics: News 2010
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I want to apologize for my "borborygmus" and be called out for my "fribbling."
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Nostalgia, which we are apt to sneer at as a doctor's name for homesickness, and to class with cachexy and borborygmus, was a power for evil in those days, and some of our finest troops were thinned out by it, notoriously the
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On the way up, we began to develop that borborygmus-inducing Hearty Appetite that comes from sitting in a car for two hours, and so we began casting about for a place to enjoy a spot of luncheon.
Blog d'Elisson 2009
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Food intolerance is a non-immunologic response that can trigger such symptoms as gassiness, vomiting, diarrhea and borborygmus -- also known as stomach growling -- according to Korrin Saker, DMV, associate professor of clinical nutrition at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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joannasephine commented on the word borborygmus
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines. Plural "borborygmi"
April 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word borborygmus
... and this, too, belongs on reesetee's "It Has a Name?" list.
April 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word borborygmus
Odd. I could swear I'd already added it....But it's there now. :-)
April 3, 2008
myth commented on the word borborygmus
Is there a term for hunger sounds?
March 28, 2009
recombinantdna commented on the word borborygmus
"Although this muscle contraction happens whether or not food is present, it is more common after the animal has gone several hours without eating. This may be why a "growling" stomach is often associated with hunger." -wiki
June 17, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word borborygmus
JM always smiles when borborygmus strikes someone in an elevator and they attribute it to brontide
December 14, 2009
gangerh commented on the word borborygmus
The Borborygmus Song?
January 23, 2010