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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat like an animal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
eat -like an an-i-mal
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

eats like an animal (present, singular) eating like an animal (participle, present) ate like an animal (past) eaten like an animal (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

eat like a horse

Antonyms

eat like a bird

Questions

What does eat like an animal mean?
To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.

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