ingurgitating

verb

present participle of ingurgitate
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
  1. inhaling
  2. devouring
  3. gulping
  4. cramming
Verb
  • Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia that is caused by inhaling the Legionella bacteria in small droplets of water mixed in the air or contaminated water accidentally going into the lungs.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Health effects from inhaling wildfire smoke But the effects are sweeping, said Hayden, who has developed real-time mapping of mortality estimates from wildfire smoke.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of inhaling
Verb
  • Mostly because the object of Faydra’s sudden, all-devouring lust is her soon-to-be stepson.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of devouring
Verb
  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • 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, 25 May 2026
Definition of gulping
Verb
  • The network had a two-way smuggling route between Algeria and Spain, transporting drugs to the African nation and cramming boats with migrants for the return trip to Spanish coastal towns, Spain’s Civil Guard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The situation is also symptomatic of broader strains on the country's higher education system, where grossly limited spots leave millions cramming for months, or even years, and high-stakes entrance exams leave many of them burnt out and in debt.
    — Sakshi Dayal, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of cramming
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“Ingurgitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitating. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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