Synonyms of ingesting

ingesting

verb

present participle of ingest

1

as in consuming

to take in as food

claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consuming
• eating
• devouring
• chewing
• licking
• swallowing
• tucking (away or in)
• partaking (of)
• digesting
• putting away
• gulping
• putting down
• downing
• tasting
• picking (at)
• savoring
• wolfing
• scoffing
• swilling
• gorging
• relishing
• slopping
• mouthing (down)
• munching
• gobbling (up or down)
• dining
• nibbling (on)
• gumming
• lapping
• feasting
• supping
• gnawing (at or on)
• bolting
• lunching
• breakfasting
• regaling
• snacking
• glutting (on)
• chowing (down on)
• polishing off
• banqueting
• snarfing (down)
• dispatching
• faring
• nursing
• noshing
• pigging out
• gormandizing

2

as in swallowing

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallowing
• sipping
• drinking
• chewing
• eating
• consuming
• downing
• licking
• getting down
• imbibing
• gulping
• devouring
• guzzling
• munching
• supping
• scarfing
• knocking back
• gobbling (up or down)
• wolfing
• scoffing
• ruminating
• mouthing (down)
• finishing
• gorging
• pecking (at)
• nibbling (on)
• ingurgitating
• putting away
• gnawing (at or on)
• lapping
• bolting
• polishing off
• dispatching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingesting

Cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by ingesting a microscopic parasite, has infected people in the US across 34 states, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Cyclosporiasis symptoms include sudden, watery and occasionally explosive diarrhea—these symptoms usually appear between two days and two weeks after ingesting the parasite. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

The illness is caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the microscopic cyclospora parasite, though the CDC says direct person-to-person transmission is unlikely. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Washing produce can also help reduce the chance of ingesting the parasite. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

As with pets and animals, the symptoms of ingesting deadly mushrooms typically don’t manifest until around six to twelve hours after consumption, when the toxin has already spread to a patient’s tissues. — Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Yet no branch of science has debunked the idea that humans are neglecting lots of opportunities for ingesting animals. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

As usual, there’s a plethora of gross-out scenes, including a game of Twister for which the participants, clad in see-through plastic pants, have prepared by ingesting heavy-duty laxatives. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Just last week, a 16-year-old carriage horse in Central Park named Deniz died after ingesting a poisonous plant. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 June 2026