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regurgitating

Pronunciation: [rɪˈɡɜr dʒɪ teɪ tɪŋ]

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Learn how to use regurgitating in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “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.

Example

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.

Example

Why do some animals regurgitate their food for their young?

Context: “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.

Example

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.

Example

Can you tell me what you learned, or are you just regurgitating the material?

How to pronounce regurgitating

Pronunciation: [rɪˈɡɜr dʒɪ teɪ tɪŋ]

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