wolfed

Gobbled it down

Wolfed is the past tense of wolf, meaning to eat ravenously or devour food with greedy haste—like a wolf tearing into prey.

He wolfed down his sandwich and ran out the door.

She wolfed her dinner in five minutes flat.

The word implies eating fast, messily, and without restraint.

devouring

gobbled

Ate rapidly, voraciously

scarfedAte very quickly
inhaledDrew into lungs
boltedFastened or fled suddenly

gulped · snarfed · scoffed · chomped · gorged · guzzled · shoveled · crammed · stuffed · devoured

ravenous

famished

Intensely, painfully hungry

starvingSuffering extreme hunger
voraciousExtremely eager to consume
insatiableImpossible to satisfy

hungry · gluttonous · peckish · hollow · empty · craving · desperate · fierce · frenzied · savage

speed

hastily

In rushed manner

hurriedlyIn a rushed manner
rapidlyAt high velocity
quicklyAt high speed

fast · rushed · frantic · impatient · urgently · greedily · eagerly · hungrily · desperately · ravenously

Categories

finished eatingate, consumed, devoured, gobbled, scarfed

Opposites

eating speed and manner

Ate in small bites

picked at · pecked at · grazed · sipped · munched

appreciation and savoring

Enjoyed with deliberate appreciation

relished · appreciated · tasted · dined · sampled

portion size and restraint

wolfedpicked at

Nibbled or nagged at

refused · abstained · fasted · dieted

Phrases

lone wolfSelf-reliant individualist
cry wolfGive false warnings
wolf downEat very quickly
crying wolfIssuing false warnings
wolf in sheep's clothingConcealed threat appearing innocent
alpha wolfDominant member of pack

Family

wolf, wolfish, werewolf, wolfs, wolfing, wolfhound, wolfishly, wolflike, wolfishness

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G