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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
Researchers narrowed in on a specific gully in the gorge after first finding hominin teeth on the surface during a field survey between 2010 and 2011, which Njao helped lead with Robert Blumenschine, professor emeritus of evolutionary anthropology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 At the same time, they're being pursued by and having to fight off the mutant humanoid creatures of the gorge known as hollow men. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
When asparagus came in the spring, people gorged on them, and the running of salmon was cause for feasting––all of it as fresh as the morning it was collected or caught. John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Failure to do so is akin to gorging oneself at a restaurant, then dashing out the door saying your credit card is maxed out. Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gorge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorge
Noun
  • The indoor-outdoor flow and natural materials will nod to the surroundings, while a central lodge with 360 canyon views will act as a communal gathering space.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Gulf would become a shipping channel, with 900-foot tankers traversing its narrow deep-water canyons that great whales and other marine species have evolved over millions of years to depend on for food, communication, mating, shelter and safe passage.
    Joel Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Chances are it would be stuffed into a 1970s-era Chevelle or a slick '69 Camaro.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Ramos says to stuff plastic bags into empty spaces in boxes to prevent things from shifting.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, more seals have been feasting more on small fish — leading to a decline in small fish across the region.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But predators feasting on the world’s most vulnerable people doesn’t really make for an entertaining movie.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Wild’s two stars are on fire this series and are devouring the Golden Knights’ defensemen.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Once the pasta dishes have been devoured, Beckham avoids sweet desserts or nightcaps.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Not sated by this already-hefty serving of intrigue, the game itself delivered an early red card, a disallowed stoppage-time goal, rogue sprinklers, and quite possibly the definitive Mourinho ‘park the bus’ masterclass.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Not sated by that answer, another attendee asked him to name a favorite role.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • People who struggle with emotional eating may overeat in response to difficult emotions like sadness and anxiety.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Sign #8: Failure to Quit Despite previous attempts to stop overeating and giving in to food cravings, people with food addiction tend to continuously fail to do so.
    Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The coast was intertwined with every aspect of our time on Izu Peninsula, from watching waves crash on seaside rocks and inhaling the salty sea scent to seeing shrines nestled by the water, like at Shirahama Shrine’s torii gate.
    Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Every lap felt like a mind-numbing carousel ride through car exhaust and past bewildered pedestrians, while inhaling burrito-scented air.
    Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Gorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorge. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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