remugient

English

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin remugiens, present participle of remugire. See mugient.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmuːdʒɪənt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmjudʒiənt/

Adjective

remugient (comparative more remugient, superlative most remugient)

(rare) Resounding, echoing. [17th-18th c.]
remugient echoes

(Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. H. More to this entry?)
(rare) Mooing, lowing. [from 20th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 96:
  The mud crusts underfoot, remugient beasts stir up the undergrowth, Johnson attracts flies: greenflies, blowflies, blackflies, crutflies.

Latin

Verb

remūgient

third-person plural future active indicative of remūgiō

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