Ingurgitate (Verb)
Meaning
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- At the holiday feast, John ingurgitated every dish on the table, leaving him feeling bloated and regretful.
- Helen was known to ingurgitate desserts, often trying a slice of every pie at family gatherings.
- Their young son ingurgitated handfuls of candy, much to the disappointment of his parents.
- Sarah ingurgitated takeout food, eating an entire pizza by herself in one sitting.
- At the buffet, Mark made a point to ingurgitate as many different dishes as possible.
Synonyms
- Gormandise
- Gormandize
- Stuff
- Gourmandize
- Gorge
- Glut
- Scarf Out
- Overindulge
- Engorge
- Binge
- Pig Out
- Englut
- Satiate
- Overgorge
- Overeat