Gorged
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɔːdʒd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gorged is an adjective meaning With a stomach stuffed full of food.
Meaning
With a stomach stuffed full of food.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) With the neck collared or encircled by an object.
- Having a gorge or throat.
- simple past and past participle of gorge
Example Sentences
Gorged nearly to the uttermost when he entered the restaurant, the smell of food had almost caused him to lose his honor as a gentleman, but he rallied like a true knight.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
Synonyms for gorged
Depending on context, synonyms include sated, satiate, satiated, surfeited.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include satiate, sated, satiated, surfeited, constrictor, replete.
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