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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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The New Energy category was a feeding frenzy for the Volkswagen Group, with the Audi Q6 e-tron EV winning from the Volkswagen ID.5 and the Porsche Macan.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Who doesn’t like a good feeding frenzy now and then?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Between nerve-wracking chases and gruesome feeding frenzies, Bong skewers everything from American imperialism to environmental negligence.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Feeding frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20frenzy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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