Ingurgitate: meaning, definitions and examples

This word is a very formal term used mostly in academic or medical contexts. It means to swallow something in large amounts, often quickly.

• The patient tends to ingurgitate food due to anxiety

Commonly used in everyday language when someone eats something very quickly and eagerly, often because they are very hungry. Can also be used metaphorically to indicate extreme attention or eagerness.

• After not eating all day, he devoured his dinner
• She devoured the book in one sitting

Frequently used to describe drinking or swallowing quickly, often without savoring the taste.

• In his hurry, he gulped down his coffee and left
• She gulped down the water after the long run

Informal and often used when talking about eating quickly and noisily. It can be metaphorically used to indicate taking or consuming rapidly.

• The children gobbled up their snacks before running outside to play
• The company gobbled up smaller competitors