- rumbling stomach
- groaning stomach, noises created by the stomach due to hunger
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
rumbling stomach
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stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset … Collocations dictionary
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his stomach was rumbling — his stomach was growling (especially in hunger) … English contemporary dictionary
wamble-cropped — adjective also wamble cropt ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkräpt Etymology: wamble (II) + crop (stomach) + ed dialect : having a rumbling stomach; also … Useful english dictionary
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Borborygmus — (plural borborygmi) (from Greek βορβορυγμός ) also known as stomach growling or rumbling is the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals, including humans. The word borborygmus is an onomatopoeia for this… … Wikipedia
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