regurgitating

verb

present participle of regurgitate
as in vomiting
to discharge (something) previously consumed The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.

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Recent Examples of regurgitating Speaking of choking, there was a lot of that in the episode with all the food regurgitating. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 This proprietary database ensures the platform offers genuine, opinionated, and high-taste recommendations rather than regurgitating generic information. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 Not everybody needs to spend the rest of their life totally abstinent with a cup of shitty coffee in a Styrofoam cup regurgitating platitudes. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 After feeding, hornbills can fly several miles before dropping or regurgitating the seeds far from the parent tree, giving new saplings a better chance to grow. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 And O’Flynn is its breakout star, achieving fan-favorite status not by regurgitating girls-in-horror tropes but by bringing Royal Academy gravitas to a character who might have initially read like a wallflower. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 June 2026 An alligator at the Sacramento Zoo is recovering after swallowing – and later regurgitating – a plush toy that fell into its habitat. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Notice that the fanboys mindlessly regurgitating the NBA's press release never mention those details. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitating
  1. vomiting
  2. expelling
  3. hurling
  4. ejecting
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  • On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Robertson said that about two days later, her daughter started vomiting, developed a high fever, and had severe diarrhea.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of vomiting
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  • Florida reported expelling 466 public preschoolers, more than any other state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When basics — pinstripes, polka dots, gingham and army green — inflate and explode into palatial forms, expelling feathers and brocade.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of expelling
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  • Videos showed some masked protesters hurling objects at police as the tear gas drifted across the square.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurling
Verb
  • Unscrewing its top reveals a small pin that can be used for punching holes, ejecting a SIM card, or simply as a toothpick.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejecting

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