gormandize

verb

ˈgȯr-mən-ˌdīz How to pronounce gormandize (audio)
Definition of gormandizenext
1
as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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2
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge

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  1. gorge
  2. devour
  3. feast
  4. inhale
  5. gulp
Verb
  • Thanks to this steady drip of releases, Like a Dragon fans have been virtually gorging themselves on a wealth of content for years.
    — Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Paddington doesn’t gorge on sadness, as I’ve been known to do.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of gorge
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  • Dislodged aphids rarely find their way back up and are often devoured by spiders and ground beetles.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, they were cast as invasive predators in American dining, displacing or devouring the small restaurants that came before.
    — Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of devour
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  • The Warriors feasted in that game against any Grizzlies lineup that featured Santi Aldama.
    — Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Contrast this with today’s reality: isolated vendors, running alone, while attackers feast on the gaps.
    — Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of feast
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  • But inhaling enough can turn the act of breathing into an existential hazard, prompting or worsening asthma, COPD, respiratory infections, and permanent lung damage.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Another great one is the 4-7-8 breath, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system: inhale for four counts, hold for seven and exhale slowly for eight.
    — Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of inhale
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  • That meant, gulp, 11 hot dogs had to be consumed in the game, which lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Papa uses this moment to gulp the wine in Elijah's cup.
    — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of gulp
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