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Meaning of gurgitation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌɡɜː.dʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Definitions

  1. The act of one who gurgitates.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Competitive eating.
    uncountable

Examples

“[…] stand at the sanctum sanctorum of eating, the Mount Sinai of mastication, the Coliseum of competitive eating, the Madison Square Garden of gurgitation!”
“Once the occasion for manly pride, eating contests now faded into the hidden recesses of personal biography, [...] Into the delicate ecosystem of American gurgitation, the Federation introduced several new elements: first,[…]”
“Eating. New York, New York—The world of competitive eating shocked the sports world yesterday when the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating) announced widespread changes to the sport of professional gurgitation.”
“He placed third in the Glutton Bowl's cow brain eating finals, losing to Takeru Kobayashi—the Tiger Woods of “gurgitation,” as it's known in the trade.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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