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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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Maybe just don’t devour the donut in front of your Spidey D Plush.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earning rave review, this Advent calendar is praised for being well-made, with each treat packaged individually to avoid them falling from one special day to the next, or your pup sneaking into the calendar to devour all the treats at once.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Both bands specialize in grooves that feel bulbous and fetid: kick drums gulping with fear, flickering guitars evoking lantern light.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2025
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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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Other dogs wolf it down in a matter of seconds, but sometimes eating too fast can make your dog sick.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Ingurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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