gourmandizing
Indulging in food
Gourmandizing is eating greedily or excessively, indulging in food with more enthusiasm than restraint.
The word carries a whiff of judgment—someone who gourmandizes isn't just enjoying a meal but overdoing it: He spent the holiday gourmandizing his way through three helpings of everything.
The related noun gourmand describes someone who loves food, though with less refinement than a gourmet.
Intense, consuming hunger
- ravenousnessIntense, consuming hunger
- excessSurplus beyond need
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
gorging · gormandizing · wolfing · guzzling · surfeit · overconsumption · insatiability · piggishness
Enjoying something slowly
- luxuriatingEnjoying something extravagantly
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- delectationKeen pleasure or relish
relish · pleasure · enjoyment · delight · satisfaction · appetite · craving · sensuality
voracity
Intense, consuming hunger
- ravenousnessIntense, consuming hunger
- excessSurplus beyond need
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
stuffing · gorging · gormandizing · wolfing · guzzling · surfeit · overconsumption · insatiability · piggishness · rapacity
savoring
Enjoying something slowly
- luxuriatingEnjoying something extravagantly
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
delectation · relish · pleasure · enjoyment · delight · satisfaction · appetite · craving · sensuality · richness
gastronomy
Science of fine dining
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- palateOral cavity ceiling
cuisine · culinary · savory · umami · delicacy · chef · degustation · pairing · artisanal · haute
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
- repastFood served and consumed
- spreadTo distribute widely
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
buffet · potluck · courses · barbecue · clambake · luau · picnic · degustation · gustation · nourish
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
gourmandizingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
abstaining · starving · undereating · dieting · nibbling
gourmandizingabstemiousness
Habitual moderation in consumption
asceticism · temperance · self-restraint · austerity · self-deprivation