CURMURRING

Etymology

Noun

curmurring (countable and uncountable, plural curmurrings)

A low-pitched murmuring, grumbling sound.

Flatulence.

Adjective

curmurring (not comparable)

Producing a murmuring or grumbling sound.

flatulent; afflicted by indigestion.

Source: Wiktionary


Cur*mur"ring (kr-mr"rng), n.

Definition: Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes. [Scot.] Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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