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
The guys now scarf their slices standing up while their headlamps beam in the dark.
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Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
After 10 minutes of scarfing hot dogs, a new men’s champion emerged — Patrick Bertoletti.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
While scarfing my crunchy bread salad, another colorful plate of vegetables appeared, this time, in pops of green and a pink-purple hybrid that can only be attributed to beets.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
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Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
After 10 minutes of scarfing hot dogs, a new men’s champion emerged — Patrick Bertoletti.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
While scarfing my crunchy bread salad, another colorful plate of vegetables appeared, this time, in pops of green and a pink-purple hybrid that can only be attributed to beets.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarf
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Health and Safety Concerns Proper ventilation is vital when using bleach because bleach fumes can be harmful if inhaled.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Competitive freediving events demand that participants inhale nothing but normal air prior to a dive.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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There are other predators just waiting to devour us.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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The urge to wolf down something sweet may be caused by a sudden spike or drop in glucose and other metabolic changes in the body, researchers have found.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Oct. 2025
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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