regurgitating
Pronunciación: [rɪˈɡɜr dʒɪ teɪ tɪŋ]
Palabra
Contexto: «biology»
(verb) to bring back food from the stomach into the mouth. This is something some animals do, like birds, when they feed their babies. It’s like when a bird eats something, then later gives it back up to feed its chicks.
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The mother bird was regurgitating food for her hungry chicks.
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The rabbit didn’t regurgitate its food; it simply chewed and swallowed it.
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Why do some animals regurgitate their food for their young?
Contexto: «education»
(verb) to repeat information or ideas, often without really understanding them. This means just saying back what you heard or read, like when a student explains something they just memorized without really learning it.
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The student was regurgitating the facts from the textbook during the quiz.
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She didn’t regurgitate the information; she explained it in her own words.
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Can you tell me what you learned, or are you just regurgitating the material?
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