Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remugient

/ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-mugient
IPA: /ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resounding, echoing.

adj

Mooing, lowing.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: remugiens

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/
British English: /ɹɪˈmuːd͡ʒɪənt/

Inflected Forms

more remugient (comparative) most remugient (superlative)

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce remugient?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/.
What does remugient mean?: Resounding, echoing.
Where does remugient come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce remugient

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “remugient”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹɪˈmjud͡ʒiənt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “remugient”.
Repeat and practice — Say “remugient” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.