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borborygm

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɔːbəˈɹɪɡm̩/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːbəɹɪm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌbɔɹbəˈɹiɡm̩/
  • General-American: /ˈbɔɹbəɹim/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: borborygmus

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A gurgling or rumbling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French borborygme, ultimately from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós, “(onomatopoeic) borborygmus”), from βορβορύζω (borborúzō, “to experience borborygmus”).