Gourmandize (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
- The tourists gourmandized on local delicacies during their weekend getaway to the French countryside, earning them a few judgmental glances from locals.
- I always gourmandize on pizza when I'm alone, something I'm a bit embarrassed to admit.
- By the time the wedding reception ended, the guests had gourmandized on cake, champagne, and other treats to the point of exhaustion.
- Their daily diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, but on holidays, they like to gourmandize on rich desserts and sweets.
- As a child, she would gourmandize on sweets whenever her parents took her to visit her grandparents.
Synonyms
- Gormandise
- Gormandize
- Stuff
- Gorge
- Glut
- Scarf Out
- Overindulge
- Engorge
- Binge
- Pig Out
- Englut
- Satiate
- Overgorge
- Ingurgitate
- Overeat