chowing down
Devouring a meal
Chowing down is eating enthusiastically or heartily, often quickly and in quantity.
The phrase suggests appetite and gusto rather than refined dining: We chowed down on pizza after the game.
Chow alone means food, especially in military or casual contexts.
- munchTo gnaw steadily
- bitePierce with teeth
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
- mouthOral opening
- scarfingEating very quickly
wolfing · stuffing face · eating · feast · all you can eat · hunger · chew · gobble · pigging out · digging in · buffet · gulp · mealtime · appetite · pizza · takeout box · gobbling up · swallow
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
eating intensity/manner
chowing downnibbling
Eating in small bites
picking at · eating like a bird · picking at food · pecking at · snacking
food intake vs. abstention
chowing downfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starving · going hungry · abstaining · dieting · skipping meals