INGURGITATE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

ingurgitate

verb

in-ˈgər-jə-ˌtāt

Definition of ingurgitate

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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Severity depends on the amount of bacteria that’s inhaled, the strain that’s involved and individual susceptibility, Vanrompay says.

— Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Apparently Robyn is the only one who has inhaled enough fresh air to recognize the friction.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhale

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Sang-woo, who’d previously refused to drink soju with Ho-seok and Mi-ok, gulps down a fifteen-hundred-dollar bottle of Gaja Chardonnay.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.

— Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gulp

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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

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