gormandize
to eat greedily or ravenously.
Origin of gormandize
1- Also especially British, gor·mand·ise .
Other words from gormandize
- gor·mand·iz·er, noun
Words Nearby gormandize
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How to use gormandize in a sentence
Go to, thou gorged dullard, and tell thy master to gormandize without me.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | VariousShe satirizes human foibles and weaknesses, showing ghosts that gossip and gormandize, simper and swear as they did in life.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction | Dorothy ScarboroughIndeed, very frequently, when he did not get permission to gormandize, this naughty glutton helped himself without leave.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) | VariousLet your epicures gormandize their fowl, fish, and flesh, with draughts of intoxicating liquors.
The Life of Benjamin Franklin | Mason Locke WeemsLet the poor wretch gormandize between the rack and the gallows.
Told by the Death's Head | Mr Jkai
British Dictionary definitions for gormandize
to eat (food) greedily and voraciously
Derived forms of gormandize
- gormandizer or gormandiser, noun
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