To absorb or incorporate food or drink into the system through the mouth and esophagus.
After the long hike, she felt a desperate need to ingest water. Her throat was so dry, and she practically gulped down the whole bottle. It was such a relief to finally have something go down.
The tiny grub, barely visible, wriggled towards the spore. With a faint shimmer, it began to ingest the pale dust, pulling the life-giving particles into its miniature body. It needed to absorb every bit to survive the coming frost.
The little creature, barely a speck, struggled to ingest the single dewdrop. Its entire existence depended on finding enough moisture to absorb into its minuscule body through its tiny opening, a vital task to simply survive the day's heat.
My dog ate a whole pizza. He managed to ingest every cheesy, saucy slice with surprising speed. Now his tummy is rumbling like a grumpy monster who's had too much to drink. I hope he doesn't regret it later.
Sir Reginald Featherbottom, the world's most discerning dust bunny, decided to ingest a rogue glitter speck. He carefully nudged it into his fuzzy mouth, then a quick wiggle sent it down his tiny esophagus. A successful absorption, though it made his tummy twinkle.
The parched traveler finally found the oasis. With trembling hands, he cupped the cool water. He had to ingest it quickly; his thirst was overwhelming. The life-giving liquid was a desperate need he could finally satisfy.
The explorer desperately needed water. Each precious drop he managed to ingest felt like a lifeline, preventing his parched throat from cracking. He could feel the moisture spreading, a welcome relief throughout his weary body.
The alien seedling pulsed weakly. Its caretaker, a silicon-based lifeform, worried. Without the proper nutrient paste, the delicate sprout wouldn't be able to ingest what it needed. Desperation set in as the feeding tube remained stubbornly unplugged, threatening to starve the fragile newcomer.
Barry the badger, a creature of discerning tastes, loved to ingest particularly wiggly earthworms. He'd slurp them down with gusto, the delightful squish echoing through his burrows. His goal was simple: to absorb all the delightful earthiness directly into his system, making sure not to miss a single wriggler.
Barnaby, a surprisingly philosophical garden gnome, decided to ingest a rogue earthworm, hoping to gain ancient subterranean wisdom. He chewed thoughtfully, lamenting the tiny creature's lost potential for aerating Mrs. Gable's petunias, all before it reached his system via the usual mouth-to-esophagus route.
Her throat felt impossibly tight. She watched the small bird tremble, too weak to fly. Carefully, she dripped a bit of water onto its beak, hoping it would be able to ingest even a little, enough to sustain it until it could find its own nourishment.
The scout watched the alien spores, their iridescent bodies pulsing. She knew she had to ingest one to understand their biology, a risky maneuver for the sake of vital intelligence, hoping the initial shock wouldn't overwhelm her.
The explorer, parched and weak, finally found a hidden spring. Carefully, she cupped her hands, eager to ingest the cool, clear liquid. Relief washed over her as the water traveled down, revitalizing her weary body after days without sustenance.
After a daring culinary escapade involving a questionable street vendor's mystery meat, Bartholomew found himself in a predicament. He'd managed to ingest what he fervently hoped was beef, but a peculiar tingling sensation suggested a more exotic origin. His stomach churned with a newfound, unsettling curiosity.
Reginald, a distinguished badger with aspirations of becoming a world-renowned lichen connoisseur, would meticulously select each frond. With a delicate yet determined nudge of his snout, he'd then carefully ingest the chosen morsels, savoring the earthy notes that only the finest autumnal growth could provide.
With parched throat, the traveler yearned to ingest water, to absorb the life-giving liquid through his mouth and esophagus. Every cell in his desiccated body craved that simple act, the immediate relief promising respite from the unrelenting sun.
The alchemist, hands trembling with anticipation, carefully measured the shimmering extract. With a deep breath, she prepared to ingest the potent elixir, hoping its arcane properties would finally unlock the transmutation of base metals into aurum.
The alchemist, his visage etched with countless hours spent poring over esoteric texts, carefully measured the shimmering, viscous liquid. With a grimace, he forced himself to ingest the concoction, its acrid fumes stinging his nostrils. He hoped this potent elixir would finally purge the aberrant nanites.
The ravenous gargantuan, with a proboscis like a serpentine pipe, prepared to ingest the entire contents of the charcuterie platter, a veritable cornucopia of ambrosial delights. He intended to absorb the succulent prosciutto and piquant olives into his corpulent system, a truly prodigious feat of gustatory assimilation.
The intrepid astro-horticulturist, after meticulously cultivating the bioluminescent fungi, decided to bravely ingest a minuscule spore. A kaleidoscope of nebulae bloomed behind his eyelids, and he momentarily suspected his digestive tract had been transmuted into a sentient quasar, a rather startling, albeit ephemeral, bodily metamorphosis.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.