Contemporary Examples. 1  The crook then produces a MetroCard of his own and offers to swipe the would-be traveler throughâfor a premium price. 2  Errichetti was a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and âa crook at heart,â Greene wrote. 3  Once I exposed the leading citizen of Dallas, the very top guy, as a crook who had stolen money.
More Serious Causes. Prolonged stomach gurgling can be a sign of something more serious than hunger or gas, like irritable bowel syndrome, also called IBS which generally presents with other symptoms like excess gas, diarrhea, bloating and cramping.
Other causes of stomach rumbles: 1  Incomplete digestion of food can lead to excess gas in the intestine. 2  Louder rumbles may occur when one is hungry. 3  Stomach rumbles can form further along the gastrointestinal system when air is swallowed while talking, eating, and drinking.