gormandizing 1 of 2

adjective

as in devouring

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gormandizing

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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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  1. devouring
  2. gorging
  3. inhaling
  4. insatiable
  5. feasting
  6. gulping
  7. wolfish
  8. ravenous
Adjective
  • That wall of water roared downstream, smashing and devouring.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of devouring
Verb
  • There will be title defenses from Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo, who are the Michael Jordan and Diana Taurasi of gorging sausages.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of gorging
Verb
  • Avoid inhaling the dust—even food-grade—as prolonged exposure can irritate the lungs, says Harlow-Ellis.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
  • Gonzalez worked to enforce a roadblock during the chemical plume without being informed about the dangers of inhaling the chemicals.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Definition of inhaling
Adjective
  • Here developed the center of the Atlantic economy due to the insatiable appetite for sugar that had grown across Europe by the late 1700s.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • And as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the border's journey to its current location is the story of the birth of a nation that swallowed up Native American tribes, Spanish descendants and Mexican citizens in its insatiable hunger to grow.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of insatiable
Verb
  • Start your meal with one of the mango lassis (the perfect way to cool down in the summer) before feasting on dishes like the tandoori lamb or momo, traditional Tibetan dumplings.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • When nutrient levels are high, feasting algae can quickly reproduce.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Definition of gulping
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
  • San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The reading drew a ravenous crowd packing the modestly sized Lower East Side storefront so tight that beads of sweat might as well have begun dripping from the walls.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Definition of ravenous
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“Gormandizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandizing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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