binge
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
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a bout of excessive eating or drinking
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excessive indulgence in anything
a shopping binge
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has bingedperfect 3rd person singular
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have bingedperfect
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are bingingprogressive
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have been bingeingperfect progressive
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has been bingeingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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bingeingparticiple
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bingingparticiple
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am bingeingprogressive 1st person singular
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has been bingingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been bingingperfect progressive
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is bingingprogressive 3rd person singular
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bingessingular 3rd person
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are bingeingprogressive
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am bingingprogressive 1st person singular
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is bingeingprogressive 3rd person singular
Past
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had bingedperfect
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had been bingingperfect progressive
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was bingingprogressive singular
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bingedsimple
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were bingeingprogressive plural
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had been bingeingperfect progressive
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bingedparticiple
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was bingeingprogressive singular
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were bingingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of binge
First recorded in 1850–55; dialectal (Lincolnshire) binge “to soak”; further origin unknown
Explanation
A binge is a brief period of doing something excessively. You might celebrate your birthday by indulging in a banana cream pie binge if that's your very favorite dessert. Binge rhymes with fringe. If you give in to your urges and really indulge yourself, you binge on something, whether it's candy, video games, or shopping. There's an implied sense in the word binge that you're doing too much of something that isn't very good for you in the first place. Binge is also a verb, as in people who binge on television, watching show after show.
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Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Streaming too has increased the reach of her shows, but she’s personally torn about the binge model.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But no leader has been able to fix the country’s economic ills, which have been compounded by the decision to leave the European Union and a borrowing binge during Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Most platforms try to get around this by creating and showcasing hundreds of shows to binge on.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Meta has also been on a hiring-and-firing binge, bringing in expensive new AI researchers and executives, while reorganizing other units and laying off existing staff.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“Charlie’s on a green binge right now. It was the only color I could find.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
