binge-watch

verb

ˈbinj-ˌwäch How to pronounce binge-watch (audio)
-ˌwȯch
binge-watched; binge-watching; binge-watches

transitive verb

: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession
Even those of us who have bundled TV and broadband-Internet subscriptions from telephone or cable companies increasingly use them to binge-watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black on an iPad … rather than flip through 500 channels to find nothing on.Rana Foroohar

Examples of binge-watch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Nights spent binge-watching your favorite comfort movies will feel a whole lot cozier with this console, whose flame settings include four levels of brightness and time controllable adjustable sounds and heat levels. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2025 His nearly 40-year career has earned him Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and numerous other accolades—as well as TV series such as Californication and The X-Files, which are still binge-watched with abandon. Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025 DeLauter would binge-watch shows while Valera tried red light therapy, hyperbaric chambers and anything else that might accelerate his healing. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Therefore, fans interested in a completely canonical binge-watching session only need to make one decision: whether or not to watch Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition. Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for binge-watch

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of binge-watch was in 2003

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Binge-watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge-watch. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

verb
: to watch many episodes of a program in rapid succession
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!