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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Recent Examples of scarf
None of those foraging and storing animals are likely to eat the acorns whole, but there are larger animals that are known to scarf the acorns down.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Gregory scarfs one down like a rabid animal, while Janine, high off iced tea and lemonade, aggressively demands to know what’s inside the drinks.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
For Evie and her brethren who sit around scarfing Doritos and energy drinks while leveling in Warcraft’s world of Azeroth, the landscape on their screens is grander than anything Marvel can offer.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The guys now scarf their slices standing up while their headlamps beam in the dark.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Gregory scarfs one down like a rabid animal, while Janine, high off iced tea and lemonade, aggressively demands to know what’s inside the drinks.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
For Evie and her brethren who sit around scarfing Doritos and energy drinks while leveling in Warcraft’s world of Azeroth, the landscape on their screens is grander than anything Marvel can offer.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The guys now scarf their slices standing up while their headlamps beam in the dark.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarf
Verb
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Because the high is brief, users may repeatedly inhale the substance over a short period of time, which increases the risk of toxicity.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Rather than burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid consisting of nicotine, flavorings and additives that are inhaled as vapor.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Tom Sturridge, though, sweeps in to devour the screen as fictional oligarch Dmitri Sidorov, a flashy sort who drives a wedge between Baranov and his romantic interest Ksenia (Alicia Vikander).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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