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

So far, two children have needed magnets surgically removed after ingesting them, the company said. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026

See list Symptoms of salmonella poisoning Symptoms of salmonella poisoning usually start six hours to six days after ingesting the bacteria. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Streaming strides or sidelines At the same time, media's appetite has been growing for different streaming business models, such as bundling platforms for one subscription fee or ingesting content from one platform into another. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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

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