as in to inhale
to swallow or eat greedily with no time for fine dining, we just ingurgitated our food and went on our way

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  • The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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  • Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
    Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.
    Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
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  • The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • All of that work, however, may have only been a prologue for her tour-de-force performance wolfing down a mile-high burger.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024

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“Ingurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingurgitate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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