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/ˈɡænɪt/ · noun
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater..
She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.
Use gannet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gannet means Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater..
Common synonyms include glutton.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.
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