scarf down

phrasal verb

scarfed down; scarfing down; scarfs down

US, informal

: to eat (something) quickly

He scarfed down his lunch and went right back outside.

Examples of scarf down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ray takes a moment to soak in the warm, comfortable house and bustling family breakfast table and scarfs down a couple of stray pieces of bacon — scarcity mindset of the all-American lone wolf. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

Before scattering back to their NHL teams, the players scarfed down pizza and posed together for photos. —Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

There was plenty to see: Bao Li scarfed down bamboo and played with an inner tube, keeping it in the air with his front and back legs. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025

Citing 2016-2020 sales data, The Popcorn Board reported that Americans scarf down an average 14 billion quarts of the grain every year, with home consumption peaking in the fall. —Tanasia Kenney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025

Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles! —Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025

Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza. —Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025

But there are some other special locales to scarf down a fantastic lobster roll. —Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 June 2024

Take it from someone who’d rather feel my stomach growl than scarf down most conventional protein bars, these bars are a game-changer: nutritious, delicious, and exactly what a cyclist needs to keep pedaling. —Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for scarf down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown