remugient

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmuːdʒɪənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmjudʒiənt/

remugient (comparative more remugient, superlative most remugient)

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

   remugient echoes

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. H. More to this entry?)

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

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

remūgient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of remūgiō