ingurgitate

Swallow with greed

Ingurgitate means to swallow greedily or in large quantities, to gulp down.

The word is rare and literary, typically appearing in contexts emphasizing excessive or voracious consumption: He ingurgitated his dinner as if he hadn't eaten in days.

The related noun ingurgitation describes the act of gorging.

gorge

devour

Eat greedily and fast

gulpHasty, large swallow
wolfWild pack canine
boltThreaded rod for nuts

scarf · snarf · gobble · stuff · cram · engulf · guzzle · inhale · shovel · overeat

swallow

gulp

Hasty, large swallow

swallowSend down the throat
ingestTake into body
quaffDrink in gulps

chug · swig · slurp · imbibe · suck · siphon · absorb · drink · down · knock back

gluttony

voracity

Intense, consuming hunger

greedExcessive desire for wealth
excessSurplus beyond need
indulgenceYielding to desire

insatiable · rapacious · gluttonous · ravenous · voracious · gormandize · gourmandize · unrestrained · compulsive · overindulgence

Opposites

manner of eating/consuming

ingurgitatenibble

Small, tentative bite

sip · savor · pick at · peck at · taste

direction of substance through the body

ingurgitateregurgitate

Expel swallowed matter

vomit · disgorge · spew · expel · eject

Family

gorge, gorged, gorging, disgorge, regurgitate, engorge, engorgement, regurgitating, regurgitation

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