ingurgitate

verb

in-ˈgər-jə-ˌtāt How to pronounce ingurgitate (audio)
Definition of ingurgitatenext
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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  1. inhale
  2. devour
  3. gulp
  4. wolf
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  • The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhale
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  • In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Styled as Pac-Man, the figure is depicted on the verge of devouring a blue dot.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of devour
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  • The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of gulp
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  • Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • All of that work, however, may have only been a prologue for her tour-de-force performance wolfing down a mile-high burger.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of wolf
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