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
Verb
  • 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
  • That stood out to him clearly in his mind because hours later, his assistant, Brown, was vomiting violently out of the car window on the way back to the airport.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of vomiting
Verb
  • 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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  • Several Palestinians suspected of hurling rocks were apprehended for questioning, the military said in a statement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Schlittler delivered an all-time coming-of-age moment as a rookie in his postseason debut, hurling eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts against the Red Sox in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Wild Card Series.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurling
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  • 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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“Regurgitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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