ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mugient

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmjuːd͡ʒi.ənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Mugient is an adjective meaning (rare) Lowing; bellowing.

Meaning

(rare) Lowing; bellowing.

Example Sentences

That a bittern maketh that mugient noise, or as we term it, bumping, by putting its bill into a reed, as most believe […]
Now in the mugient flutes new anguish comes, / With pain progresses to the aches of / Suddenly piercing, and my rendezvous drums.
Dire groans arose, / And late laments came plaining upward high / From the sepulchral cavern, that reclos'd / With roar of loudest mugient thunders dire.
Sounds, latrant, mugient and reboatory, echoed above the city’s noise as, yelping and barking, the heterogeneous pack raced down the street, while boys and girls, armed with rulers and schoolbags, manoeuvred it to a vacant allotment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include remugient, muttery, ululant, grum, yowly, beblubbered.

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