Definition
gormandises
verb
- to eat greedily or excessively; to indulge in eating large amounts of food
Usage: British spelling (American: gormandizes); third-person singular present or plural present
Examples
- He gormandises on rich desserts whenever he visits the bakery.
- The guests gormandised throughout the evening at the lavish banquet.
- She gormandises on chocolate whenever she is stressed.
- They gormandise without regard for their health.
- The critic gormandises on fine cuisine as part of his job.
- He gormandises at every opportunity, much to his doctor's concern.