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verb

1
as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving

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2
as in to feast
to eat greedily or to excess the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating

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3
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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How is the word gorge different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of gorge are cloy, glut, pall, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

When can cloy be used instead of gorge?

The words cloy and gorge can be used in similar contexts, but cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

When might glut be a better fit than gorge?

Although the words glut and gorge have much in common, glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

Where would pall be a reasonable alternative to gorge?

While in some cases nearly identical to gorge, pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

How do satiate and sate relate to one another, in the sense of gorge?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

When could surfeit be used to replace gorge?

While the synonyms surfeit and gorge are close in meaning, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of gorge
Noun
Sheltered between the 4-meter high, 2.5-meter wide walls and the 60-meter-deep gorges, people built dugout houses, then later aboveground stone ones, along with stone animal pens and other buildings. Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured after a bus filled with tourists plummeted down a 160-foot gorge in Colombia. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 Nassau, Bahamas March is great for: gourmet gorging in a gorgeous setting. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gorge 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorge
Noun
  • But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the canyon.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Tucked into a box canyon in the San Juan Mountains, Telluride, Colorado, is best known for its epic skiing and annual film festival.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Someone had put Pace’s body in three garbage bags before stuffing her in the suitcase in the fetal position, with her ankles shackled to her wrist and arm, Wamp described.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Trees must be wrapped in burlap to catch larvae, which are then supposed to be drowned in soapy water or stuffed in the freezer — but the real solution is to simply wait for natural controls, like E. maimaiga, to fight them off, Dwyer explained.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Williams, in igniting a starting five that had four players crack double digits in scoring against the Suns, was extremely impressive, feasting inside to the tune of a season-best 24 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and a block.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This feels like a game in which Bosa, Khalil Mack and the rest of the Chargers rushers can feast.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That work will doubtlessly continue, and will continue to be devoured by fans who stand by him.
    Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This infrastructure is under threat from fires that could devour these landscapes that capture, filter and deliver water to one-quarter of Coloradans.
    Alan Salazar, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.
    Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Publishers expect readers to be sated by the rush of book buying associated with the holidays.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • While all Sandals properties serve up Blue Mountain coffee exclusively, the resort’s Café de Paris concept used to be the main place to sate you caffeine cravings.
    Sofia Perez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • It has also been found that THCV in its purest form can calm the unreasonable urge to overeat while also reducing hunger cravings.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Look at what triggers overeating and find alternatives.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Instead, lie on your back and do 10 rounds of 4-7-8 breathing (inhaling for four seconds, holding it for seven and exhaling for eight).
    Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • As Palisades Fire Expands East Critical Warning For 100 Million Apple Users—New Hack Attack Confirmed In addition, the particles can be inhaled deep into the lungs, causing lung injury resulting in shortness of breath, chest pain and wheezing.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Gorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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