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verb

1
as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving

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2
as in to feast
to eat greedily or to excess the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating

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3
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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How is the word gorge different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of gorge are cloy, glut, pall, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

When can cloy be used instead of gorge?

The words cloy and gorge can be used in similar contexts, but cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

When might glut be a better fit than gorge?

Although the words glut and gorge have much in common, glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

Where would pall be a reasonable alternative to gorge?

While in some cases nearly identical to gorge, pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

How do satiate and sate relate to one another, in the sense of gorge?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

When could surfeit be used to replace gorge?

While the synonyms surfeit and gorge are close in meaning, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gorge
Noun
Little River Canyon National Preserve introduces visitors to a magnificent gorge that was created by the Little River cutting across the top of Lookout Mountain. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Historic Columbia River Highway, Oregon Motor along the Historic Columbia River Highway, particularly near the Vista House viewpoints, and gaze east to catch the dramatic supermoon rising above the rich green gorge. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones. Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Scheming girlfriends, questionable business partners, a fleet of lawyers and consultants gorging themselves on fees and a whole lot of other jockeying around Sumner Redstone’s fortune and his business empire. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gorge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorge
Noun
  • The drama continues to unfold in lower canyons into December.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And a wide range of brands including fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen and luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose have embraced cowboy hats and rusted-red canyon backdrops in ad campaigns.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No one wants to feel stuffed into stiff jeans while 30,000 feet in the air.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Colts' defense, under new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, is eighth in points allowed and has been stuffing the run in outstanding fashion.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the musical film, HUNTR/X faces their biggest threat yet in the form of the Saja Boys, a rival boy band comprised of demons intent on stealing the ladies' fanbase and feasting on their souls.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Granted, most of the league has feasted on the rebuilding Sharks during that time.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe just don’t devour the donut in front of your Spidey D Plush.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Earning rave review, this Advent calendar is praised for being well-made, with each treat packaged individually to avoid them falling from one special day to the next, or your pup sneaking into the calendar to devour all the treats at once.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trek the Weeping Ridge Trail to see the leaves from deep within a ravine.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The historic gems that fill his Paris home are enough; his appetite is sated.
    Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That may sate a Democratic Party base that’s hungry for its leaders to put up a fight against the Republican administration, said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at UC San Diego.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All in all, an ideal movie snack with enough kick to prevent you from overeating.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Take deep breaths, chew slowly, and eat mindfully to aid digestion and avoid overeating.
    Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Gorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorge. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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