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

Thousands of cases of minors ingesting cannabis nationwide included an unknown number of hemp products. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

In Switzerland, someone with a cold might still address it by pouring a homeopathic liquid onto sugar cubes and then ingesting them. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated formulations, particularly for people who are pregnant or nursing. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Another issue is that many days may have elapsed between the victim ingesting the drugs and their subsequent treatment at a medical facility. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Monastic Jains filter water, wear cloth masks, and do not eat after dark to avoid ingesting insects. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Guzman was also charged with possessing a device for using, injecting or ingesting drugs, according to the complaint. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

An autopsy revealed Manzano died lying face down on a pillow, unable to breathe after ingesting a combination of alcohol and the depressant Xanax. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026