to gourmandize
- verb
- /ˌɡʊərmənˈdaɪz/
- They gourmandized on desserts until they could barely move.
Examples
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He would often gourmandize at holiday feasts, sampling every dish several times.
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After a week of strict dieting, she couldn't resist gourmandizing at the buffet.
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He loves to gourmandize at fancy restaurants.
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They often gourmandize during the holidays.
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After a week of strict dieting, she couldn't resist gourmandizing at the buffet.
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He would often gourmandize at holiday feasts, sampling every dish several times.
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They gourmandized on desserts until they could barely move.
Synonyms
To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full
To eat more food than your body needs at one time
To eat a very large amount of food greedily
To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time
Eat a very large amount of food without control
To eat in a very messy and greedy way
Let yourself and others have too much food or drink
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat a very large amount of food
To eat or drink too much
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat too much food at one time
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
To eat too much food at once
To eat too much food quickly and greedily
To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full
To eat too much food in a greedy way
To eat a lot of food very fast without stopping
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat a lot of food quickly
Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others
To eat so much at someone's home that they have almost no food left
Antonyms
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gourmandize comes from the French gourmand, which means 'greedy for food', and the ending -ize means 'to make or do', so gourmandize is a lively way to say 'eat too much' or overindulge in food.