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.
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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.
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David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for scarf
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
See All Example Sentences for scarf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarf
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When inhaled, these microscopic particles can enter the lungs and bloodstream, potentially causing swelling and inflammation.
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When wildfire smoke is inhaled, volatile gases and tiny particles can pass through the lining of the lungs and enter the bloodstream.
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His artful trompe l'oeil fruit sculptures are almost too beautiful to eat (devour them anyway).
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The new 42nd kept liberal Long Beach, where Garcia was mayor, but moved down to devour more conservative Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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