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gorging

UK

/ˈɡɔːdʒɪŋ/

US

/ˈɡɔrdʒɪŋ/

gorgingnoun

gorgings

pl

Translations

обжорство

His gorging on sweets led to a stomach ache.

Его обжорство сладостями привело к боли в животе.

Definitions

The act of eating large amounts of food greedily; a feast.

The holiday season is often a time of gorging for many families.

Synonyms

gorginggerund / present participle

UK

/ˈɡɔː.dʒɪŋ/

US

/ˈɡɔr.dʒɪŋ/

Definitions

Engaged in eating greedily or devouring something.

The gorging lions ignored the onlookers.

Synonyms

scarfing (down)

wolfing (down)

pigging out

gorgeverb

gorging

Gerund

gorged

Past Simple

gorged

Past Participle

gorging

Gerund

UK

/ɡɔːdʒ/

US

/ɡɔrdʒ/

Translations

объедаться

He tends to gorge on sweets during the holidays.

Он склонен объедаться сладостями во время праздников.

Additional translations

набрасываться

Definitions

To eat a large amount greedily; to fill oneself with food.

After fasting all day, he gorged on the feast laid out before him.

To fill or choke up (a channel or passage) with something.

The heavy rains caused the river to gorge with debris and mud.

Synonyms

gorgenoun

Definitions

A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

The hikers marveled at the breathtaking views as they walked through the gorge.

The throat or gullet.

The fishbone got stuck in his gorge, causing him to cough violently.

A mass of ice obstructing a narrow passage, especially in a river.

The spring thaw caused the ice gorge to break apart, allowing the river to flow freely again.

(chiefly literary) The contents of the stomach regarded as about to be vomited, or a feeling of extreme disgust, especially in the phrase 'one's gorge rises'.

His gorge rose at the gruesome details revealed in court.

An instance of eating greedily; a gluttonous meal or feast.

They had a midnight gorge on pizza and ice cream.

The entrance or rear part of a bastion or other fortification.

The guards retreated through the gorge of the bastion when the walls were breached.