Meaning

2 senses

  1. To flow back or return.

    the refluxing tide

  2. To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. My girlfriend suffers from acid reflux.

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  2. An acid reflux rose up in my throat.

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  3. I have acid reflux.

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Forms

refluxes, refluxing, refluxed, refluxed
Base formreflux · to reflux
3rd person singularrefluxes
Present participlerefluxing
Past simplerefluxed
Past participlerefluxed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreflux
he, she, itrefluxes

Past simpleLesson

all personsrefluxed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reflux

Synonyms

2 synonyms
backflowbackflux

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reflexreflexivereforestationreformB2reformer
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