gorged 1 of 2

adjective

as in glutted

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gorged

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verb

past tense of gorge
1
as in stuffed
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 feasted
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 devoured
to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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Recent Examples of gorged
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The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorged
  1. overstuffed
  2. stuffed
  3. feasted
  4. devoured
  5. glutted
  6. swilled
  7. inhaled
  8. sated
Adjective
  • According to Jose Andres, famous chef and humanitarian, a Kansas City hot dog is better than the overstuffed Arizona Sonoran hot dog, but not as good as the cream cheese dog from Seattle.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The play, which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize this year, entices on the page despite seeming overstuffed and curiously decentralized.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of overstuffed
Verb
  • Bags on nerds Gummy Clusters, croutons and cheese (hold the lettuce), gas station food, ice cream for breakfast, and an Arby’s angus cheesesteak stuffed with macaroni and cheese could all serve as protective fare against the parasite.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • So are cherries, which are reaching their seasonal peak, and gyros stuffed with fresh lettuce.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of stuffed
Verb
  • Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • The 2023 Naperville North graduate has feasted as the leadoff hitter for Western Michigan.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of feasted
Verb
  • Apocalyptic footage shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it’s devoured by a wildfire.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
  • It had been pulled into the river and devoured by an enormous crocodile.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of devoured
Verb
  • The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of glutted
Verb
  • And as always, players swilled beer out of it in front of cheering crowds at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For live music, Feidiou 2 is a small rebetadiko, or traditional music cafe, known for its melancholic Greek folk music and meze bites swilled down with sharp swigs of tsipouro, a Greek version of grappa.
    — Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Definition of swilled
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  • Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Wildfire smoke contains noxious or poisonous gases and particulate matter, tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, affecting people with respiratory problems, says the Environmental Protection Agency.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of inhaled
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  • His thirst would be sated in the second half.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Definition of sated

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