ingurgitated

verb

past tense of ingurgitate
as in devoured
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. devoured
  2. inhaled
  3. gulped
  4. crammed
Verb
  • If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of devoured
Verb
  • The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhaled
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
Verb
  • Sixers fans that crammed aisles and stairways trying to catch a first glimpse or a snapshot of James were shooed back to their seats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple artists crammed into a food truck-sized trailer serve a revolving door of clients throughout the four-day festival.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of crammed
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“Ingurgitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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