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- Dictionaryingurgitate/ɪnˈɡəːdʒɪteɪt/
verb
- 1. swallow (something) greedily: literary "its empty holds are ingurgitating a vast, continuous rush of murky brown seawater"
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The meaning of INGURGITATE is to swallow greedily or in large quantities : guzzle. Did you know?
Ingurgitate definition: to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food.. See examples of INGURGITATE used in a sentence.
1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food. 2. to engulf; swallow up. The floodwaters ingurgitated trees and houses. intransitive verb. 3. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill.
ingurgitate. verb. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff. see more.
1. to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food. 2. to engulf; swallow up. v.i. 3. to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill. [1560–70; < Latin ingurgitāre to fill, flood, drench with a stream of liquid] in•gur`gi•ta′tion, n.
Synonyms for INGURGITATE: inhale, devour, gulp, wolf, cram, gobble, scoff, scarf; Antonyms of INGURGITATE: pick, peck, nibble.
May 22, 2024 · ingurgitate (third-person singular simple present ingurgitates, present participle ingurgitating, simple past and past participle ingurgitated) To swallow greedily or in large amounts. Synonyms: gulp, gorge, guzzle