as in to inhale
to swallow or eat greedily with no time for fine dining, we just ingurgitated our food and went on our way

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Verb
  • Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sacramento State’s 6-foot-11, 270-pound senior craves the opportunity to devour defenders in the lane with post moves, or a pass to an open shooter after a double-team, or to thunder-dunk on the run as one regal finisher.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Tyranids represent man's fear of the natural world, nature's inexorable ability to overwhelm, decay, and devour all of man's greatest works.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
    Ben Coxworth October 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • The urge to wolf down something sweet may be caused by a sudden spike or drop in glucose and other metabolic changes in the body, researchers have found.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Ingurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitate. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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