Word of the Day July 15, 2017

in·gur·gi·tate

(ĭn-gûr′jĭ-tāt′)

tr.v. in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing, in·gur·gi·tates

To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.

[Latin ingurgitāre, ingurgitāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + gurges, gurgit-, throat, whirlpool.]

in·gur′gi·ta′tion n.