Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A low, rumbling sound; hence, the motion in the bowels produced by flatulence, attended by such a sound; borborygmus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
low-pitched murmuring ,grumbling sound. - noun
Flatulence . - adjective Producing a murmuring or grumbling sound
- adjective
flatulent ;afflicted byindigestion .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Brandy will cure that,” said a third fellow; “a glass of brandy to three glasses of wine prevents the curmurring in the stomach.”
Old Mortality 2004
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"Ay, ay, Jemmy," said he, "'tis easy for you to bid me get on, but how the deuce can I make Rob Roy's wife speak, with such a _curmurring_ in my guts?"
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) 1824
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"Brandy will cure that," said a third fellow; "a glass of brandy to three glasses of wine prevents the curmurring in the stomach."
Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"Brandy will cure that," said a third fellow; "a glass of brandy to three glasses of wine prevents the curmurring in the stomach."
Old Mortality, Volume 1. Walter Scott 1801
qms commented on the word curmurring
Percussion and melodic part
Make music to gladden the heart,
Thus, steady curmurring
Sets sweet things astirring
And summons a concussive fart.
July 10, 2015