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

Rather than querying a database or ingesting raw, uninterpreted telemetry streams, an AI model can use an in-memory digital twin to instantly access the full state of a live system, with all data reachable in microseconds. — William Bain, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Websites for ayahuasca retreats highlight the emotional and spiritual benefits of the nonstop vomiting that comes from ingesting the plant mixture. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Scottish immigrant Josh Lamb even committed suicide, ingesting cyanide, after seeing his name in the newspaper. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

See the affected products Symptoms of salmonella poisoning The effects of salmonella poisoning usually start six hours to six days after ingesting the bacteria. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Police said Lobianco sat in his car for 20 minutes in a 7-Eleven parking lot before the crash, allegedly ingesting cannabis. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Numerous publishers are suing AI labs for ingesting copyrighted texts. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

To avoid getting Vibrio vulnificus, the health department suggests avoiding raw oysters or other raw shellfish and cooking shellfish like oysters, clams, mussels thoroughly before ingesting them. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Most people infected with Salmonella suffer diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, starting 6 hours to 6 days after ingesting the bacteria, the CDC says. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 6 Aug. 2026