verb
- to eat greedily or excessively; to indulge in eating fine food with great enthusiasm
Usage: transitive or intransitive; often implies excessive or gluttonous eating
Examples
- The guests gourmandized on the elaborate seven-course dinner.
- He tends to gourmandize whenever he visits a fancy restaurant.
- They spent the evening gourmandizing on imported cheeses and wines.
- She refused to gourmandize despite the tempting dessert buffet.
- The food critic gourmandized through the tasting menu with obvious delight.
- After weeks of dieting, he finally allowed himself to gourmandize at the holiday feast.