remugient

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/

Adjective

remugient (comparative more remugient, superlative most remugient)

1. (rare) Resounding, echoing. [17th–18th c.]

   Synonyms: booming, canorous; see also Thesaurus:sonorous

   • 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:

     [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: […]

2. (rare) Mooing, lowing. [from 20th c.]
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 96:

     The mud crusts underfoot, remugient beasts stir up the undergrowth, Johnson attracts flies: greenflies, blowflies, blackflies, crutflies.

Latin

Verb

remūgient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of remūgiō