gormandizing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of gormandizingnext
as in devouring

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gormandizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gormandize
1
as in gorging
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gormandizing
  1. devouring
  2. feasting
  3. inhaling
  4. insatiable
  5. wolfish
  6. ravenous
  7. gluttonous
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  • They are considered one of the most invasive species in the marine environment, destroying seagrass, devouring baby crab and salmon and basically laying waste to coastal waters from California to Alaska.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Marine bacteria swoop in, devouring the algae’s remains and releasing much of that carbon right back into the air.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of devouring
Verb
  • Research has also shown that the site was used for feasting and acted as a burial ground for locals and others further afield (like from Wales).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Louis spotted three lion cubs, only 18 months old, feasting on a Bushbuck.
    Lucy Edwards, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit, inhaling Galaxy Gas causes euphoria but also leads to long-term physical effects and disorders, including memory loss.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It can also be spread through eating, drinking or inhaling anything that contains the live virus like raw, unpasteurized milk.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhaling
Adjective
  • Considering contemporary leaders' insatiable appetite for—and seemingly endless access to—data, forecasting through predictive analytics makes for a compelling proposition.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But as the worst waves of the pandemic subsided, so did the insatiable demand for new digital health tools.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of insatiable
Adjective
  • The black, wolfish dog was sentenced to death by the Framingham Police Department after tearing into the arm of the boy next door who came over to pet him.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
  • From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite.
    Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
Definition of wolfish
Adjective
  • While there’s only so many flowy dresses to go around for the ravenous cadre of It-girls, the house has proven its versatility.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Heather is notably ravenous après-ski, so the colorful board provides a sort of oasis for her.
    Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of ravenous
Adjective
  • In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters.
    Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of gluttonous
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