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binge-watching

binge-watching is the alternative form of binge watching.

binge-watching is the present participle and gerund of binge-watch.

Meaning of binge watching

Noun

binge watching (uncountable)

  1. The viewing of numerous episodes of a television show in one sitting.
    • [T]he popularity of binge watching has risen alongside the increased availability of streaming services.2013 June 6, Jessica Goldstein, “Television binge watching: If it sounds so bad why does it feel so good?”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 14 Jul 2014
    Synonyms:
    binge viewing

Meaning of binge-watch

Verb

binge-watch (third-person singular simple present binge-watches, present participle binge-watching, simple past and past participle binge-watched)

  1. To watch multiple episodes or issues of a certain content, such as television or Internet programme, in a short period of time.
    • Thankfully, due to the power of BBC iPlayer, I was able to binge-watch the whole series of The Great British Sewing Bee last Sunday.2013 March 10, Vishal Gaikwad, “Curry Corner”, in South Wales Echo

Questions about binge-watching

What is binge-watching the alternative form of?
Binge-watching is the alternative form of binge watching.

Words near binge-watching in the dictionary

  1. binge-watchable
  2. binge-watched
  3. binge-watcher
  4. binge-watchers
  5. binge-watches
  6. binge-watching
  7. binge-worthy
  8. bingeable
  9. binged
  10. Bingeebeebra Creek
  11. bingeful

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Adapted from Wiktionary: binge-watching (page history and authors); binge watching (page history and authors); binge-watch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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