wolf down

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wolf down

verb wolfs down · wolfing down · wolfed down · wolve down

idiomatic, informal To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners. He wolfed down a ham sandwich.
Similar: wolf, wolf up, gobble, gobble down, gobble up, scarf, scarf down, scarf up, scoff, scoff down, scoff up, snarf

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verb consume quickly

Español	zampar, zamparse, embuchar, embucharse, tapiñarse, apretarse
中文	狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn
Deutsch	verschlingen
Italiano	divorare
Română	mânca ca un lup, înfuleca

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@misc{wolf_down_2026,
  title = {wolf down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wolf%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}