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
Verb
America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 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
  • And for said team to take on a potent, overstuffed powerhouse, which these days means the Dodgers.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gone are the days of wrestling an overstuffed suitcase—my compression packing cubes help maximize every inch of space and keep everything organized.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of overstuffed
Verb
  • The gift bag comes inside a Dagne Dover weekender stuffed with goodies including Marriott Gold status.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The defense then stuffed a Vidal run before Herbert connected with Johnston for another touchdown from five yards out.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuffed
Verb
  • CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of feasted
Verb
  • Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly.
    — Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of devoured
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  • 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
Verb
  • Spores can enter through a cut in the skin or be inhaled or ingested.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of inhaled
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  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • His thirst would be sated in the second half.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of sated

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