How to pronounce ingurgitate
American English pronunciation
in-GUR-jih-tayt
- IPA
- /ɪnˈɡɝdʒɪˌteɪt/
- Syllables
- in · GUR · jih · tayt (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ingurgitate means
To gulp food or drink down greedily
In a sentence: The hungry campers would ingurgitate their stew the second it was ready.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin, from in- plus gurges, a whirlpool, as if the food were swirling down into one.
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