Gormandise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændflaʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːmandˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːmandˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈændflaʊɚ/.

Examples

She stuffed herself at the dinner
The kids binged on ice cream

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ingurgitate gourmandize pig out englut scarf out overindulge engorge overeat binge satiate overgorge gormandize glut stuff gorge

Parts of Speech

verb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

Word Forms

gorger	noun	someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
overindulgence	noun	excessive indulgence
engorgement	noun	eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
overeating	noun	eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gourmand	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
binge	noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gormandisieren

zu viel essen oder unbescheiden essen; ein Schwein aus sich machen

🇪🇸Spanish

engullir

comer en exceso o inmodestamente; comer en demasía

🇮🇹Italian

gormanzia

mangiare troppo o mangiare immodestamente; fare di se stessi un maiale

🇷🇺Russian

объедать

переедать или есть нескромно; обжираться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उग्रता

ज़्यादा खाना या बेइज्जती से खाना; अपने आप को एक सुअर बनाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

உணவுப்பொருட்கள்

அதிகமாக சாப்பிடுங்கள் அல்லது முறையற்ற முறையில் சாப்பிடுங்கள்; தன்னை ஒரு பன்றி செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

గోర్మాండిస్

అతిగా తినండి లేదా అనాగరికంగా తినండి; ఒక పందిని తయారు చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોર્મન્ડાઇઝ

અતિશય ખાવું અથવા અવિચારી રીતે ખાવું; પોતાને એક ડુક્કર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಮಾಂಡಿಸ್

ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ತಿನ್ನಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಭ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಿನ್ನಿರಿ; ಸ್ವತಃ ಒಂದು ಹಂದಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോർമാൻഡിസ്

അമിതമായി ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാന്യമായി ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുക; സ്വയം ഒരു പന്നിയെ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

گورمنڈائز

زیادہ کھانا یا بے حیائی سے کھانا؛ اپنے آپ کو سور بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

戈曼迪斯

吃得过饱或吃得不节制；把自己变成猪

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴーマンディーズ

過食または節度のない食事をする。自分自身を豚にする

🇰🇷Korean

맛있게 먹다

과식하거나 정숙하지 않게 먹습니다. 스스로 돼지가 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn chơi trác táng

ăn quá nhiều hoặc ăn uống thiếu khiêm tốn; biến mình thành một con lợn

🇹🇭Thai

กอร์มันดีส

กินมากเกินไปหรือกินไม่สุภาพ ทำหมูของตัวเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat buruk

makan berlebihan atau makan dengan tidak sopan; makan dgn lahap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جورمانديز

الإفراط في تناول الطعام أو تناول الطعام بشكل غير محتشم. التهم

🇮🇱Hebrew

גורמנדייז

לאכול יותר מדי או לאכול בצורה לא צנועה; לעשות מעצמו חזיר

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