gorging 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of gorgingnext
as in devouring

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gorging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gorge
1
as in feasting
to fill with food to capacity we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving

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as in overeating
to eat greedily or to excess the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating

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3
as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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