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to pigging

to pigging

7.7
Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others
  • verb
  • /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : comer en exceso
  • So we're going to pig out for the next two days.

Examples

  • The kids were pigging out on candy at the birthday party.

  • During the holiday feast, he was pigging out on turkey and stuffing.

  • After a long day at work, she loves pigging out on her favorite snacks while watching TV.

Synonyms

to stuff
vsto pigging
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

is similar but often emphasizes messy or dirty eating imagery
to gorge
vsto pigging
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

uses animal comparison to highlight both greediness and messiness
to pig out
vsto pigging
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

focuses on greedy overeating often described with an animal comparison
to pig
vsto pigging
  • Informal
7 7.9

To eat a lot in a greedy way

uses the same animal-based image to stress very greedy eating
to eat like a pig
vsto pigging
  • Offensive
5 7.8

To eat in a very messy and greedy way

conveys the same idea but specifically compares the eater to an animal
to stuff one's face
vsto pigging
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

covers the same greedy eating but with animal imagery as metaphor
to eat like a horse
vsto pigging
  • Informal
3 4.9

To eat a very large amount of food

focuses on greedy excess with an added animal-based insult
to make a pig of oneself
vsto pigging
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

is similar but uses an image comparing the eater to an animal
to engorge
vsto pigging
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

frames the act with an animal simile to stress greedy excess
to gluttonize
vsto pigging
  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

is the same idea but expressed with an animal-based simile
to gormandize
vsto pigging
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

uses animal imagery to make the overindulgence sound coarse
to gourmandize
vsto pigging
9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

adds an animal comparison to underline crude or greedy behaviour
to englut
vsto pigging
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

is the same excess but described using an animal metaphor
to guttle
vsto pigging
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat food quickly and greedily

emphasizes the same greed but framed with animal-like imagery
to scarf out
vsto pigging
  • Informal
8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

keeps the animal image to stress messy or gluttonous eating
to horg
vsto pigging
  • Slang
9.9

To eat very quickly and without caring about manners

is similar but uses animal comparison to stress especially coarse eating
to fill one's face
vsto pigging
  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

frames that lack of restraint using an animal-based metaphor

Antonyms

dieting
29 2.5

Restricting what and how much you eat to lose weight or be healthier

fast
3 4.0

A time when a person does not eat or drink

How Greedy

to gorge
12 5.9
to pigging
  • Informal
7.7
to gobble
16 2.6
to eat
∞ 1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

pig infinitive
pigged past
pigged past participle
pigging present participle
pigs third person singular

Morphology

pigging = pig (transparent) = pig + ing

The form is the regular present-participial/gerundial '-ing' added to the verb 'pig' (to eat greedily), which directly yields the given meaning.

Etymology

Pigging meaning to eat a lot comes from the animal pig, which people imagine as eating greedily, and this idea also shows up in the phrase pig out. So, pigging is an informal way to say someone is eating a lot or eating very greedily.