INGURGITATING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Tottenham attempted to offload Bissouma last summer, and the club later initiated another internal investigation after an image leaked of Bissouma inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon again.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
And viral trends like the cinnamon challenge can cause potential injury by accidentally inhaling the powder.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhaling

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Just like today’s tentacled ocean dwellers, the Mesozoic squid ancestor likely had no problem devouring its relatives—or even members of its own species.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Davis loved to read and collect books, devouring anything from John Updike and Margaret Atwood, among other authors, a passion that necessitated having bookshelves in every room of his home.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The same push toward cramming AI into every corner is also happening on Windows 11, where Microsoft Copilot promises to be helpful.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 18 Sep. 2026
The common thread among them is many, many hours spent cramming parenting and their careers into each day.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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