verb
- to swallow greedily or in large quantities; to gulp down
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The starving man began to ingurgitate the soup without pause.
- She watched in amazement as he ingurgitated the entire pizza.
- The patient was advised not to ingurgitate liquids too quickly.
- After the long hike, they ingurgitated water from their bottles.
- The competitive eater could ingurgitate hot dogs at an incredible rate.
- He tends to ingurgitate his meals when he’s running late.