The wavelike contractions of the smooth muscle in the  gastrointestinal system are called peristalsis. The purpose of  peristalsis is to push boluses of food along the gastr â¦ ointestinal  tract.
quibble (third-person singular simple present quibbles, present participle quibbling, simple past and past participle quibbled) (intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.
quill noun [C]. âº a âlong, âsharp âpoint on a porcupine, or a âlarge âfeather with the end âcut to a âsharp âpoint that was used, esp. in the past, as a âpen.(Definition of quill from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).See all translations.uill noun [C]. âº a âlong, âsharp âpoint on a porcupine, or a âlarge âfeather with the end âcut to a âsharp âpoint that was used, esp. in the past, as a âpen.