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adjective

as in devouring

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gormandizing

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verb

present participle of gormandize
1
as in gorging
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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2
as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge

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  1. devouring
  2. gorging
  3. inhaling
  4. insatiable
  5. feasting
  6. gulping
  7. wolfish
  8. ravenous
Adjective
  • That wall of water roared downstream, smashing and devouring.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of devouring
Verb
  • For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bats are invaluable in agriculture, gorging on pests that target crops — corn earworms, brown stink bugs, cucumber beetles and more.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gorging
Verb
  • But some people abuse it by inhaling it to feel relaxed or euphoric.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Tottenham attempted to offload Bissouma last summer, and the club later initiated another internal investigation after an image leaked of Bissouma inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon again.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhaling
Adjective
  • If the act is a cruel and unjust law, stealing from working Americans in order to feed the insatiable greed of the billionaire class, what can can average Americans do about it?
    — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The precocious 25-year-old became a workout pal with James post-Covid 19 pandemic, the two bonding on their insatiable desire to do the work.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of insatiable
Verb
  • It's been a busy summer for the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve, feasting on fresh salmon and packing on the pounds.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers discovered bacteria feasting on simple carbon compounds within the liquid and found larger numbers of bacteria after fog events than before them—suggesting that the organisms are actually growing.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of feasting
Verb
  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Definition of gulping
Adjective
  • No less slippery are his matinée-idol looks, which can turn wolfish or ratty on a dime, as if his beauty were moldering away from within.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • From the Peterbald’s varied coat types to the Lykoi’s patchy, wolfish look, these cats differ in their origins, genetic traits, body structures and day-to-day grooming needs.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of wolfish
Adjective
  • After a rancher’s dog discovered a ferret colony in Wyoming, scientists rallied to save the species nearly undone by humans’ ravenous expansion.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Grampus went adrift, and its ravenous crew was never heard from again—until now.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ravenous
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“Gormandizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandizing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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