feeding frenzy
Sharks circling blood
A feeding frenzy is the frantic, competitive behavior of predators—originally sharks—when food is present and the activity of others intensifies the aggression.
The term now commonly describes any situation where people rush to exploit an opportunity or attack a vulnerable target: The scandal set off a media feeding frenzy.
Eating greedily, excessively
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- bingeBout of excess
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
voracious · insatiable · stuffing · gobbling · feast · overindulgence · pigging out · wolfish
Animals that kill prey
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- baitLure for prey
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
circling · prey · bite · teeth · fin · aggression · scavenger · attack
Aggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- scoopFirst-reported story
- headlineNews article title
- coverageExtent of inclusion
sensationalism · scandal · reporters · press · exclusive · cameras · hounding · story
Wildly agitated, fast
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
mania · fervor · turmoil · intensity · buzz · wildness · commotion · uproar
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- panic buyingFear-driven mass stockpiling
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- tradingExchanging for value
- bidding warCompeting offers driving prices up
acquisition · takeover · stock · investors · scramble · volatility · opportunity · capitalizing
gorging
Eating greedily, excessively
gluttony · voracious · insatiable · stuffing · gobbling · feast · overindulgence · pigging out · wolfish · excess
predators
Animals that kill prey
thrashing · circling · prey · bite · teeth · fin · aggression · scavenger · attack · carnivore
paparazzi
Aggressive celebrity photographers
coverage · sensationalism · scandal · reporters · press · exclusive · cameras · hounding · story · newsroom
frenetic
Wildly agitated, fast
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
excitement · mania · fervor · turmoil · intensity · buzz · wildness · commotion · uproar · craziness
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- panic buyingFear-driven mass stockpiling
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- tradingExchanging for value
bidding war · acquisition · takeover · stock · investors · scramble · volatility · opportunity · capitalizing · profiteering
scramble
Mix into disorder
- rushQuick sudden movement
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- free-for-allUnregulated group conflict
grab · race · vying · jostle · battle · struggle · chaos · pushing · shoving · mad dash
- frenzymania, hysteria, madness, fury, rage
- Hunger-Relatedeating, appetite, food craving, stomach growling, hunger pains
- primal instinctsinstinct, primal, feral, savage, predator
- shark behaviorshunting, breaching, circling, bumping, thrashing
- mob attackswarm, mob, gang up, pile on, dogpile
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
feeding frenzyfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
abstinence · rationing · starvation · self-denial · restraint
feeding frenzymedia blackout
Suppression of press coverage
news embargo · measured response · disinterest · restraint · indifference
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