as in inhaling
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingurgitating
Verb
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Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026 -
These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Early in the premiere, M brags about her party guests devouring her fancy salad.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Somali immigrants in Minnesota devouring residents’ cats and dogs?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the low-income workers who make pizzas and hotel-room beds for the tourist-industrial complex — the ones who live by cramming two or three people into a one-bedroom rental?—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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This can maintain some stability and consistency on the back end of a franchise’s operation, rather than rushing an entirely new system into place and cramming for the annual test that is building an NFL roster.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Ingurgitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitating. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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