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
After 10 minutes of scarfing hot dogs, a new men’s champion emerged — Patrick Bertoletti.
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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
The sky was growing dark with clouds, but people were still eating ice cream and standing in clusters on the lawn, the little kids running around in their clip-on ties and their shiny shoes while the dogs waddled after them, scarfing the crumbs that fell from their paper plates.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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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
The sky was growing dark with clouds, but people were still eating ice cream and standing in clusters on the lawn, the little kids running around in their clip-on ties and their shiny shoes while the dogs waddled after them, scarfing the crumbs that fell from their paper plates.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarf
Verb
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That matter is small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream when inhaled.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Aug. 2025
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According to them, the deepest parts of the lungs get the highest dose of these nanoparticles when inhaled.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The tariff laboratory that is Walmart showed that inflationary tariffs would be muted: some eaten by the manufacturer, some devoured by Walmart, and the rest served up to the consumer.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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The time to devour infinite onion rings and chips and salsa with your hot wings is now.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday reunites with Enid, who is part of the pack now that she’s fully wolfed out.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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After school, my daughter, Izzy, sits at the kitchen table, wolfing down a snack of cookies and cheese.—
Julie Kim,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Pick safe toys: Choose small, flat toys like flying discs instead of large ones that might encourage gulping water.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Scarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarf. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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