"gorging" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gorgings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorging (plural gorgings)
  1. The act of one who gorges, or eats to satiety.
    Sense id: en-gorging-en-noun-SaRkQbo2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gorging
  1. present participle and gerund of gorge Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gorge
    Sense id: en-gorging-en-verb-QlCvq8Sb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

Inflected forms

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