Gormandizing

/ˈɡɔːrməndaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle: the act of eating or consuming food excessively and greedily.

Etymology

From 'gormandize' with the -ing suffix added to create the continuous or gerund form, maintaining the French origin while marking ongoing action.

Kelly Says

The -ing form is one of English's most flexible markers—it can be a noun ('gormandizing is bad for you'), a verb ('he is gormandizing'), or an adjective ('a gormandizing feast'), all from the same root.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ይ食ላል
bɛ.tɑm ˈji.ʃi.laːl
ARالعربية
أكل الكثير
ʔakl alkathīr
BNবাংলা
খেতে খেতে
kʰe.te kʰe.te
CACatalà
gorgar
ɡɔrˈɡɑːr
CSČeština
žrout
ˈʒroʊt
DADansk
gorgar
ˈɡɔʁˌɡɑːɐ̯
DEDeutsch
fressen
fʁɛs.ən
ELΕλληνικά
φαγάς
faˈɣas
ESEspañol
gorgea
gor-ˈdʒe.a
FAفارسی
خورنده
xʊˈɾeːnde
FISuomi
syömäri
sjøˈmɑːri
FRFrançais
gourmander
ɡuʁ.mɑ̃.de
GUGU
ખાવાળો
kʰaː.vaː.loː
HAHA
shanu
ʃa.nu
HEעברית
饕客
taˈo.ke
HIहिन्दी
भूखे रहना
bhūkhē rahnā
HUMagyar
falatozó
fɑˈlɑ.toːzoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
lahap
la.hap
IGIG
n'eke
nɛˈkɛ
ITItaliano
mangiare troppo
maŋˈɡjaː.re troˈpo
JA日本語
食べすぎる
tabe sugiru
KKKK
қорық
qo.ryq
KMKM
អ្នកអាក់
ɑːŋk ɑːk
KO한국어
많이 먹는다
man.i meok.neun.da
MRMR
खाऊ
khaː.uː
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan
pɛ.ma.kan
MYမြန်မာ
စားကြမ်း
sʰaː kʰrɛ̃
NLNederlands
grom
ɡrɔm
NONorsk
gorgar
ˈɡɔrˌɡɑːr
PAPA
ਖਾਣਾ
kʰaː.naː
PLPolski
głupiec
ɡwupjɛt͡s
PTPortuguês
gorgea-se
ɡɔʁˈʒe.ɐ.sɛ
RORomână
gărgăriță
ɡɑrˈɡəˌri.t͡sə
RUРусский
обжора
ɐbʐɔˈrɐ
SVSvenska
gorgar
ɡɔrˈɡɑːr
SWKiswahili
mlamba
mˈlamba
TAதமிழ்
சாப்பிடுபவர்
ˈsaːppiː.duː.pa.var
TEతెలుగు
తినడం
ti.naː.d̪əm
THไทย
กินจุ
kǐn t͡sup
TLTL
kumain
kuːˈmain
TRTürkçe
aşçı
aʃˈtʃɯ
UKУкраїнська
обжерливий
ɐbʒɛrˈlɪvɪj
URاردو
کھانے والا
kʰaːnɛː.wɑː.lə
VITiếng Việt
ăn uống nhiều
ăn ˈuːng ˈnɪəw
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
ɔ̀.pɔ̀
ZH中文
暴饮暴食
bào yǐn bào shí
ZUZU
omn'omn'o
ɔm.nɔm.nɔ

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