ingest
verb (used with object)
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
ingesting
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present participleof ingest.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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Last month it was reported a dog died after ingesting algae at Coniston Water.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Much depends on what’s raising your body temperature in the first place — if you have a fever due to an infection, for example, see a doctor rather than ingesting peppermint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s a position that has put Palantir at odds with leading AI labs, whom Karp has characterized as looking to “colonize” their customers by ingesting their business intelligence and proprietary data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
France is mulling how to prevent people from ingesting too much of the heavy metal cadmium, after a warning their breakfast cereal and baguettes could be contaminated with the toxin.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
The workers, who marked watch dials with luminous radium paint, customarily licked their brushes to a fine point, ingesting the radioactive substance.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
