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scarf

verb

ˈskärf How to pronounce scarf (audio)
Definition of scarfnext
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 There’s just something about scarfing oodles of vittles during and after skiing that is far more satisfying than any other post mountain pursuit grubfest. — Outside Online, 24 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for scarf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarf
  1. inhale
  2. devour
  3. wolf
  4. gulp
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  • Messick emerged from the dugout tunnel Monday afternoon in a hoodie with cutoff sleeves, inhaled and reveled in the crisp air that tends to accompany a playoff race.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And viral trends like the cinnamon challenge can cause potential injury by accidentally inhaling the powder.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhale
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  • Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of devour
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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
  • 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
Definition of wolf
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  • The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.
    — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than trying to gulp the slimy thing down, Wilkinson went into the kitchen and prepared an extravagant breakfast for himself, complete with Dr Pepper to wash it down.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Definition of gulp

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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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