Dictionary

remugient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (rare) Resounding, echoing.
   • [W]hether the Earth ſtand firm and prove favourable to the induſtry of the Artificer, or vvhether ſhe threaten the very foundations of our buildings vvith trembling and tottering Earth-quakes accompanied with remugient Echoes and ghaſtly murmurs from below; vvhatever notable emergencies happen for either Good or Bad to us, theſe are the Joves and Vejoves that vve vvorſhip, vvhich to us are not many but one God, vvho has the onely povver to ſave or deſtroy: […] 1660, H[enry] More, chapter III, in An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC, book I, page 63:
2. (rare) Mooing, lowing.
   • The mud crusts underfoot, remugient beasts stir up the undergrowth, Johnson attracts flies: greenflies, blowflies, blackflies, crutflies. 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 96:

Forms

Synonyms

boom-boom · resonant · sonoral · booming · sonorous · booming · vibrant · canorous · reverberant · tympanic · remugient · rotund · resounding · canorous · orotund