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bingeing

binge
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [binj]
    • /bɪndʒ/
    • /ˈbɪnʤɪŋ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [binj]
    • /bɪndʒ/

Definitions of bingeing word

  • noun bingeing a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree. 1
  • verb without object bingeing to have a binge: to binge on junk food. 1
  • verb bingeing present participle of binge. 0

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Origin of bingeing

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; dial. (Lincolnshire) binge to soak < ?

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Parts of speech for Bingeing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bingeing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bingeing

noun bingeing

  • anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.
  • bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
  • bulimia — Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.
  • pica — an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
  • purging — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.

Top questions with bingeing

  • how to stop bingeing and purging?
  • how to stop bingeing?

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