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.
kibble (an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining) slop jar; slop pail (a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot) wine bucket; wine cooler (a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine) Holonyms (pail is a part of...):