Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
wolf down
verb (phrasal verb)
/wʊlf daʊn/
Definition
To eat something very quickly and greedily.
Examples
- After the long hike, I couldn’t help but wolf down my dinner.
- He was so hungry that he wolfs down his breakfast in just a few minutes.
- They wolfed down the delicious pizza as soon as it arrived.
Meaning
The phrase refers to consuming food rapidly, often because of hunger or eagerness.
Synonyms
- gobble down
- devour
- scarf down
- wolf
- ingest quickly
