wolfing
Gobbling food fast
Wolfing is eating rapidly and greedily, like a wolf devouring prey: He was wolfing down his breakfast before the bus came.
The word suggests consuming food with more speed than manners, barely chewing.
Someone wolfing a meal isn't savoring it—they're making it disappear.
devouring
Eating greedily and quickly
swallowing · chomping · snarfing · bolting · inhaling · shoveling · cramming · stuffing · gorging · guzzling
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
tracking · ambush · predator · pounce · lurking · carnivore · pack · scavenging · quarry · survival
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- Snackingsnacking, nibbling, munching, munchies, snack food
eating speed and manner
wolfingnibbling
Eating in small bites
savoring · picking at · relishing · grazing · tasting
eating quantity/greed
wolfingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
fasting · having a bite · sampling · tasting · dieting
- wolfing downEating ravenously fast
- wolfing backEating very quickly