binge

 
Pronunciation: /bɪn(d)ʒ/
informal

noun

  • a period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially drinking alcohol or eating: he went on a binge and was in no shape to drive

verb (binges, bingeing or binging, binged)

[no object]
  • indulge in an activity, especially eating, to excess: she binged on ice cream

Derivatives

binger

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from English dialect binge 'to soak a wooden vessel'

Spelling rule

Keep the final -e when adding -ing to make sure that bingeing is pronounced with a soft -ge- sound: (binges, bingeing, binged).