GURGITATEVERB
to swallow greedily, to devour ...1656 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin gurgitat- ppl. stem of gurgitare to engulf, to flood FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1656 - Gurgitate, to swallow or devoure From: Glossographia, Thomas Blount, 1656 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, John Ash, 1795 • An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, Nathan Bailey, 1737
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John
3/3/2018 08:08:28 am
This is one of the words in the English language that really isn't common anymore not like it was when I was a kid however it he is an interesting word
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Words and Phrases of the Past
3/3/2018 11:28:14 am
Hi John!
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james
25/7/2021 03:58:59 am
w.c. fields in never give a sucker an even break. on the way to the dinner
Marilyn Anderson
6/1/2023 10:43:44 am
I just used this word out of the blue and my husband asked if it was a real word. Hence me being here. Gotta love Google. Thanks for proving to my husband (and myself for that matter) that it is indeed a used word.
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