Antonyms for gorge


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : gawrj
Phonetic Transcription : gɔrdʒ


Definition of gorge

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "throat," from Old French gorge "throat, bosom," from Late Latin gurges "gullet, throat, jaws," of uncertain origin, probably related to Latin gurgulio "gullet, windpipe," from PIE *gwere- "to swallow." Transferred sense of "deep, narrow valley" was in Old French.
  • noun valley
  • verb eat voraciously
Example sentences :
  • The scenery before the gorge of the river is reached is gloomy, but grand.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • To all this Robin listened, and as he listened his gorge rose.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • The bottom of the gorge was leveled off with infinite labor.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The next instant he dropped lightly to the floor of the gorge.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The bottom of the gorge had all the appearance of a wartime camp.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • We saw the bridge she'd built over a gorge, and I became deeply excited.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • In a trice we had galloped past the fortress, through the village, and had ridden into the gorge.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • I did not ride up to the village, but turned to the right, along the gorge.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • Presently the Austrian standards were brought up from the gorge.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • But the wanton lures me to a village far from the road on the other side of the gorge.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for gorge

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