as in to inhale
to swallow or eat greedily
the college students scarfed the entire contents of the care package in one sitting
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All eyes are now on current world no. 2 Geoffrey Esper, who finished second in last year’s competition after scarfing 49 dogs in 10 minutes.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
The sky was growing dark with clouds, but people were still eating ice cream and standing in clusters on the lawn, the little kids running around in their clip-on ties and their shiny shoes while the dogs waddled after them, scarfing the crumbs that fell from their paper plates.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The fan scarfing a hot dog while drinking a beer in the bleachers is making way for the one watching the game in an intimate suite, a V.I.P. club or a casual meeting spot with all-inclusive food offerings and bar stools overlooking the field.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
As soon as it was laid on the ground, my boy lunged at it with a markedly un-royal passion and scarfed it all down within a matter of minutes.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
The sky was growing dark with clouds, but people were still eating ice cream and standing in clusters on the lawn, the little kids running around in their clip-on ties and their shiny shoes while the dogs waddled after them, scarfing the crumbs that fell from their paper plates.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The fan scarfing a hot dog while drinking a beer in the bleachers is making way for the one watching the game in an intimate suite, a V.I.P. club or a casual meeting spot with all-inclusive food offerings and bar stools overlooking the field.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
As soon as it was laid on the ground, my boy lunged at it with a markedly un-royal passion and scarfed it all down within a matter of minutes.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
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The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Styled as Pac-Man, the figure is depicted on the verge of devouring a blue dot.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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All of that work, however, may have only been a prologue for her tour-de-force performance wolfing down a mile-high burger.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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