Gormandise (Verb)
Meaning
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- During the family reunion, Uncle John was notorious for gormandising on Grandma's famous apple pie, leaving none for the younger children.
- She gormandised on cookies and cakes at the bakery sale, resulting in an inevitable stomachache later that night.
- It's unbecoming to gormandise on so much food in public, especially when others may not have enough to eat.
- After months of dieting, she gormandised on her favorite pizza when no one was watching, devouring three slices by herself.
- At the wedding reception, the guests gormandised on the lavish buffet spread, and many left with uncomfortably full stomachs.
Synonyms
- Gormandize
- Stuff
- Gourmandize
- Gorge
- Glut
- Scarf Out
- Overindulge
- Engorge
- Binge
- Pig Out
- Englut
- Satiate
- Overgorge
- Ingurgitate
- Overeat