Definition
gormandize
verb
- to eat greedily or excessively; to consume food in large quantities without restraint
Usage: transitive or intransitive; often implies lack of refinement or manners
Examples
- He gormandized at the buffet, piling his plate high with every dish available.
- The guests gormandized throughout the evening, barely pausing between courses.
- She refused to gormandize like her relatives, preferring to eat slowly and mindfully.
- The critic gormandized on expensive delicacies during his travels through France.
- After days of fasting, he gormandized on bread and cheese.
- They gormandized without regard for etiquette or portion control.