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wolf down (third-person singular simple present wolfs down, present participle wolfing down, simple past and past participle wolfed down)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.
    Synonyms: wolf, wolf up; gobble, gobble down, gobble up; scarf, scarf down, scarf up; (UK) scoff, scoff down, scoff up; snarf
    He wolfed down a ham sandwich.
    • 1975, Mountain, numbers 45–52, Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales), page 32, column 1:
      Carefully choosing a seat that gave him a good view of the action in the lobby, he started a non-stop barrage of questions as he wolfed down cups of coffee.
    • 1994 July 21, Faye Fiore, “Congress relishes another franking privilege: Meat lobby puts on the dog with exclusive luncheon for lawmakers – experts on pork”, in Los Angeles Times‎:
      Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs […]

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