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.
Quiescence (/kwiËÉsÉns/) is a state of quietness or inactivity. It may refer to: Quiescence search, in Game searching (adversarial search) in artificial intelligence, a quiescent state is one in which a game is considered stable and unlikely to change drastically the next few plays. Seed dormancy, a form of delayed seed germination.