gorge
noun
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
gorging
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present participleof gorge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It’s there that the baleen filter feeders spend the summer gorging on tiny crustaceans from the muddy bottom of the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort seas, creating shallow pits or potholes in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
The private-equity industry, after gorging on technology investments in the wake of the pandemic, is now coming back around to bread-and-butter companies such as industrial suppliers and service providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
The solution, in other words, lies somewhere between culling cows in Niger and gorging ourselves on factory-farmed flesh.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
As Evergrande was gorging on land, it sought ways to help finance its deals.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023
She spent hours running through the trees with Gelifen, looking for unicorns and gorging on waterberries.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
