speisen

Definitions of speisen
  1. verb
    eat a meal; take a meal
    synonyms:
    essen, futtern, nehmen, verzehren
    take in solid food
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    dinieren, zu Abend essen
    have supper; eat dinner
    picknicken
    eat alfresco, in the open air
    essen, futtern, nehmen, verzehren
    take in solid food
    snacken
    eat a snack; eat lightly
    Mittag essen, lunchen
    take the midday meal
    brunchen
    eat a meal in the late morning
    frühstücken
    eat an early morning meal
    bankettieren, erlaben, laben, schlemmen, schmausen, schnabulieren, schwelgen, tafeln
    partake in a feast or banquet
    hinunterspülen, runterspülen
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
    fressen
    eat a lot and without restraint
    stopfen
    eat hastily
    schlürfen
    eat noisily
    schlingen, stopfen
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    naschen, schlecken
    eat lightly, try different dishes
    hinunterwürgen, würgen
    eat greedily
    aufessen, verdrücken, verputzen, wegdrücken, wegfressen
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    type of:
    konsumieren
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  2. verb
    partake in a feast or banquet
    synonyms: bankettieren, erlaben, laben, schlemmen, schmausen, schnabulieren, schwelgen, tafeln
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