snarfed; snarfing; snarfs
: to eat (something) quickly or greedily : scoff entry 3
snarfed down some pizza
… class-action lawyers who gobbled up Monday's ruling like Iditarod [Trail Sled Dog Race] dogs snarfing kibble.—
Steven Levy
Steven LevyIn locker rooms all over Florida and Arizona, the ersatz baseball players are snarfing up the free food as if there were no tomorrow.—George Vecsey
George VecseyMore workers snarf down lunch at their desks instead of at restaurants or the employee cafeteria, according to a survey from KFC, the fast-food chain.—The Wall Street Journal
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The data the hackers snarfed up came from May through October 2022 and Jan. 2, 2023.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Maybe there’s a group of high school kids snarfing down their subs after school.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 24 June 2024
Untouched charcuterie spreads at the recent Grammys telecast were left to sweat because no one wanted to be caught snarfing salami in front of Taylor Swift or Beyoncé.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
Two of the biggest films of 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer, have become awards juggernauts, snarfing up nominations at precursors like the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
Chrome is slow, a memory hog, and has been known to snarf up users’ private search data for the company’s purposes.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
In one colorful scene, Mr. Cohen, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, sits in a mansion snarfing a club sandwich and snorting with laughter on the phone with Mr. Plotkin, played by Seth Rogen.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Squirrels snarf hard taco shells, and abscond with Nutella jars; subway rats chow down on pizza, while seagulls have ripped fries and even a KFC wrap straight out of human mouths.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2023
Ed Yong has written a great post on a new paper on how blue whales snarf up half a million calories in every gulp.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Maybe there’s a group of high school kids snarfing down their subs after school.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 24 June 2024
Untouched charcuterie spreads at the recent Grammys telecast were left to sweat because no one wanted to be caught snarfing salami in front of Taylor Swift or Beyoncé.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
Two of the biggest films of 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer, have become awards juggernauts, snarfing up nominations at precursors like the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
Chrome is slow, a memory hog, and has been known to snarf up users’ private search data for the company’s purposes.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
In one colorful scene, Mr. Cohen, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, sits in a mansion snarfing a club sandwich and snorting with laughter on the phone with Mr. Plotkin, played by Seth Rogen.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Squirrels snarf hard taco shells, and abscond with Nutella jars; subway rats chow down on pizza, while seagulls have ripped fries and even a KFC wrap straight out of human mouths.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2023
Ed Yong has written a great post on a new paper on how blue whales snarf up half a million calories in every gulp.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
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