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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That matter is small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream when inhaled.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Aug. 2025 -
According to them, the deepest parts of the lungs get the highest dose of these nanoparticles when inhaled.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The tariff laboratory that is Walmart showed that inflationary tariffs would be muted: some eaten by the manufacturer, some devoured by Walmart, and the rest served up to the consumer.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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The time to devour infinite onion rings and chips and salsa with your hot wings is now.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Pick safe toys: Choose small, flat toys like flying discs instead of large ones that might encourage gulping water.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Wednesday reunites with Enid, who is part of the pack now that she’s fully wolfed out.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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After school, my daughter, Izzy, sits at the kitchen table, wolfing down a snack of cookies and cheese.—
Julie Kim,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
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“Ingurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitate. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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