Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To disembowel.

Examples

26 sentences

  1. I have trouble with my bowels.

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  2. When was your last bowel movement?

    deWann war Ihr letzter Stuhlgang? — Manfredo

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  3. What color are your bowel movements?

    deWelche Farbe hat Ihr Stuhlgang? — driini

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  4. Do you have regular bowel movements?

    deHaben Sie regelmäßigen Stuhlgang? — driini

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  5. You're aware of my bowel problems.

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive

Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.

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Forms

bowels, boweling, boweled, boweled
Base formbowel · to bowel
3rd person singularbowels
Present participleboweling
Past simpleboweled / bowelled
Past participleboweled / bowelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybowel
he, she, itbowels

Past simpleLesson

all personsboweled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave boweled
he, she, ithas boweled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bowel

Word family

6 related words
RelatedcolonB2large bowelsmall bowelsmall intestinelaxativetharm

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
boutC2boutiquebowB2bowlA1bowlerbowline
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