wolfed down

Consumed with haste

Wolfed down means ate quickly and eagerly, with little regard for table manners—the way a hungry wolf devours prey.

The phrase suggests both speed and appetite: He wolfed down three slices of pizza before anyone else had finished one.

Usually implies genuine hunger rather than mere haste.

speed

devour

Eat greedily and fast

bolt · gulp · swallow · snarf · scoff · cram · stuff · gorge · guzzle · polish off

hunger

famished

Intensely, painfully hungry

appetite · craving · hunger pangs · empty stomach · fasting · malnourished · underfed · voracious · insatiable · desperate

informality

scarf

Neck-warming fabric strip

  • snarfDevour hastily, informally
  • chowInformal word for meals
  • grubFood or larva

nosh · munch · chomp · dig in · tuck in · get stuck in · graze · feed · grab a bite · shovel

gluttony

pig out

Eat to excess

  • overeatConsume beyond satiation
  • gorgeDeep, narrow valley
  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal

binge · glutton · gourmand · piggish · greedy · indulgent · seconds · helpings · overeating · excess

Opposites
eating speed

wolfed downsavored

Enjoyed with deliberate appreciation

nibbled · picked at · pecked at · nursed · sipped

eating manner/attitude

wolfed downsavored

Enjoyed with deliberate appreciation

relished · appreciated · tasted · sampled

quantity/completeness

wolfed downpicked at

Nibbled or nagged at

toyed with · refused

Family

wolf, down, wolves, wolfish, wolfishly, wolfed, wolfing, downed, downing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G