gormandize
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Hawaiian oranges were delicious, although "I seldom eat more than 10 or 15 at a sitting, however, because I despise to see anybody gormandize."
From Time Magazine Archive
And others enjoy themselves and gormandize themselves with our labor; and they hold us like dogs on chains, in ignorance.
From Mother by Gorky, Maksim
Others acknowledged their mortality and so they told themselves they would gormandize while the feast was on the table.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
Because he paid his half dollar for meals at the taverns on the way, Tilghman seemed to feel himself licensed to gormandize at a beastly rate.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
"Well done, Brother Gabriel!" added Maria; "Manuel shall not be the demon tempter with his rebellious spirit, to incite you to gormandize."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Vocabulary lists containing gormandize
The Merchant of Venice
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Henry IV, Part 2
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