feeding frenzy
noun
plural feeding frenzies
1
: a frenzy of eating : a wildly aggressive attack of prey by an animal or group of animals
sharks in a feeding frenzy
Chemoreception seems to be highly developed in this snake and the smell of prey is sufficient to initiate a feeding frenzy.—
Douglas Cable et al.
Douglas Cable et al.2
: an intensely and often wildly competitive and aggressive human activity likened to frenzied feeding by predatory animals
They do not relish the journalistic feeding frenzy that will greet the senator's likely appearance on the witness stand.—U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportMost of the Westerners who attended the heavily hyped sale knew very little about Soviet art—or the Soviet Union for that matter—but were whipped into a feeding frenzy by the historic excitement of the moment.—Harlow Robinson
Harlow RobinsonExamples of feeding frenzy in a Sentence
sharks in a feeding frenzy
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
The Gators then turned the LSU game into a feeding frenzy, recording 7 sacks, the most since the 2019 opener against Miami.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The whole subject had been a feeding frenzy for the tabloid press.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
This domino effect creates somewhat of a feeding frenzy across the whole food chain, resulting in exciting and aggressive bass action.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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“Feeding frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20frenzy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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