gluttony
noun
glut·tony
| \ ˈglət-nē
, ˈglə-tə-nē\
, ˈglə-tə-nē\
plural gluttonies
Definition of gluttony
1
: excess in eating or drinking
2
: greedy or excessive indulgence
accused the nation of energy gluttony
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Examples of gluttony in a Sentence
the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline
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Mize, Manning – can pitch, but the problem is, there’s not like a gluttony of higher-end ceiling type arms. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers have top pitching prospects but here are the issues," 18 Aug. 2019 Wave envy, travel lust and gourmet gluttony were proud sins of my slothful youth. — Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, "Follow the French: A look at the French influence on cuisine around the world," 2 Aug. 2019 And such gluttony is disturbing because all the resources that went into making each piece of meat that Chestnut and others like him stuff down their benumbed throats are completely wasted. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Too many people cannot ‘just wake up and eat’," 13 July 2019 The combination of cheap money and soaring debt helped fuel the decade-long economic expansion and bull market, but America's gluttony of loans could work against it if its fragile economic balance shifts. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "3 reasons to fear America's massive $70 trillion debt pile," 17 July 2019 Nearly 40 restaurants along or near Delray’s lively Atlantic Avenue and Pineapple Grove neighborhoods will be part of the gluttony of riches. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Delray Beach dining deals kick off Aug. 1 for annual restaurant week," 16 July 2019 Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession. — Washington Post, "ESPN’s new film says as much about America as it does about competitive eating," 1 July 2019 Though a host of sins can be credited with Las Vegas earning its nickname, gluttony might not be the first that comes to mind. — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, "Best Las Vegas buffets: 22 all-you-can-eat restaurants on the Strip," 7 June 2019 But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease—which repairs frames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine . . — Chris Pope, WSJ, "‘More Than Medicine’ Review: An Ounce of Prevention," 17 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gluttony.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gluttony
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gluttony
: the act or habit of eating or drinking too much
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gluttony
noun
glut·tony
| \ ˈglə-tə-nē
\
\
plural gluttonies
Kids Definition of gluttony
: the act or habit of eating or drinking too much
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