Synonyms

gorged

American

[gawrjd] / gɔrdʒd /

adjective

Heraldry.

(of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar.

a lion gules gorged with a collar or.

Other Word Forms

ungorged adjective

Etymology

Origin of gorged

First recorded in 1600–10; gorge ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

They bonded further over an offseason trip to Tokyo, where they gorged on sushi and wagyu beef.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

“The world couldn’t get access to enough Chinese goods in ’21, and it gorged on Chinese goods in ’22,” said Brad Setser, an economist and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

The cat had gorged itself on cream and was lying like a side of bacon in the middle of the tea party.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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