overfeeding

verb

present participle of overfeed
as in overeating

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  1. overeating
  2. snacking
  3. gorging
  4. grazing
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  • Try portioning 1 ounce of whole almonds, about 23 of them, into a small container, rather than eating the nuts straight from a bag to avoid overeating them.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To reduce the risk of overeating later in the day, Serlie recommends eating a good breakfast with enough protein.
    — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of overeating
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  • Eating Too Much or Too Late Eating a large dinner or snacking too close to bedtime can cause a rise in blood sugar that may last all night, especially if the snack is high in simple carbs.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Definition of snacking
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  • For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bats are invaluable in agriculture, gorging on pests that target crops — corn earworms, brown stink bugs, cucumber beetles and more.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gorging
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  • A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While the Griffiths were in a carriage on their way to the grave of Tina’s recently-deceased mother, someone fired a gun at them from another carriage, grazing Griffith’s head.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of grazing
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“Overfeeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfeeding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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