Meaning & use
gorging
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Eating a large amount of food greedily until completely full.
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The kids spent Halloween night gorging themselves on candy.
He was gorging on leftovers straight from the fridge at midnight.
A note on using this word
The verb comes from the same root as the noun 'gorge,' originally meaning the throat, reflecting the idea of filling it completely.
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