gormandise
/'gɔ:məndaiz/ Cách viết khác : (gormandize) /'gɔ:məndaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To eat greedily or to excess; to consume food in a gluttonous or immoderate manner. It implies eating with great enthusiasm and lack of restraint, often to the point of discomfort.
Usage
- The verb "gormandise" (also spelled "gormandize") is used to describe the action of overeating. It is a formal or literary term and often carries a negative connotation of greed and lack of self-control. It is typically used intransitively (without a direct object) or transitively with the food being consumed.
Examples
- Verb:
- After the long fast, he proceeded to gormandise on the feast before him.
- It's not healthy to gormandise every night; you should practice moderation.
- They gormandised the entire platter of pastries in a matter of minutes.
Advanced Usage
- "to gormandise on something": To eat a particular type of food in a gluttonous way.
- The children gormandised on candy during the party.
- The term can be used figuratively to describe consuming anything in an excessive, greedy manner, such as information or experiences.
- He gormandised on every book in the library's fantasy section.
Variants and Related Words
- Gormandiser/Gormandizer (noun): A person who eats greedily or to excess; a glutton.
- He was known as a notorious gormandiser at family gatherings.
- Gormandising/Gormandizing (adjective/gerund): Describing the act of eating greedily.
- His gormandising habits led to health problems.
Synonyms
- Overeat: To eat more than is necessary or healthy.
- Binge: To indulge in an activity, especially eating, to excess for a short period.
- Pig out (informal): To eat a very large amount of food.
- Glut: To fill or supply to excess (often used with 'oneself').
- Gorge: To eat a large amount greedily.
Antonyms
- Diet: To restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food.
- Fast: To abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink.
- Nibble: To eat in small bites or sparingly.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Make a pig of oneself": To overeat in a greedy or messy manner. This is a common informal idiom with a very similar meaning to "gormandise."
- I really made a pig of myself at the buffet.
- "Eat like a horse": To eat large quantities of food. This idiom focuses on the large amount rather than the greediness implied by "gormandise."
Verb
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overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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She stuffed herself at the dinner
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The kids binged on ice cream
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