Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarf down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: scar-f -down
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat (something) quickly.

American usage; Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I plan to scarf down the rest of this sandwich and get back to work."
"It was Jan. 26 — just two days into GameStop’s big week — when he and his brother hit up Hooters, scarfed down 30 wings and got 10 more to go."

Usage

Inflected Forms

scarfs down (present, singular) scarfing down (participle, present) scarfed down (participle, past) scarfed down (past)

Synonyms

gobble gobble down gobble up scarf scarf up scoff scoff down scoff up snarf wolf wolf down wolf up

Questions

What does scarf down mean?: To eat (something) quickly.

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