lapped up
Drank with tongue
Lapped up is the past tense of lap up, which means to drink by scooping liquid with the tongue, as cats and dogs do: The kitten lapped up the milk.
Figuratively, to lap something up is to receive it eagerly and uncritically: The audience lapped up every word of his speech.
The image suggests consuming with animal enthusiasm.
- lickPass tongue over
- licked cleanConsumed until spotless
- drinkConsumable liquid
- sipSmall mouthful of liquid
- slurpConsume with audible suction
relish · enjoy · delight in · ate up · savor · quaff · embrace · adore · gulp · devoured · soaked up · accept · guzzle · imbibe · welcome · swallow · wolfed down · admire
acceptance/consumption
lapped uprejected
Refused or turned away
spurned · refused · dismissed · turned down · rebuffed
belief/credulity
lapped upquestioned
Asked for information
doubted · rejected · saw through · disbelieved · scrutinized