verb
- past tense of gourmandize; to eat greedily or excessively; to indulge in fine food
Usage: transitive or intransitive; formal or literary
Examples
- The guests gourmandized on the elaborate seven-course meal.
- He gourmandized throughout the evening, sampling every dish at the banquet.
- They gourmandized on fine wines and delicacies during their vacation in France.
- She gourmandized without restraint at the all-you-can-eat restaurant.
- The food critics gourmandized at the new Michelin-starred establishment.
- After months of dieting, he gourmandized at the dessert buffet.