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Discover LudwigThe phrase "wolfing down" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means eating quickly and greedily, similar to how a wolf devours its prey. Example: After the long hike, Sarah sat down at the campfire and immediately started wolfing down her dinner, not even pausing to take a breath.
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Wolfing down a lunch of spaghetti, Omar Hassani tried to be diplomatic about his eastern allies.
Then, after wolfing down snacks offered by his hosts, he abruptly left.
And then, not infrequently, manages to poison itself by wolfing down something toxic.
See me wolfing down two Greggs pasties at once? That's me strengthening my immune system.
Some children arrive wolfing down a snack; others haven't had time to grab one and are clearly hungry.
By the end of the programme, Kiran is wolfing down the fish pie, and asking for more vegetables.
Hmm, can't you just picture a blissfully unaware Homer Simpson wolfing down doughnuts as Springfield's plant goes into meltdown?
I decided to give my body a head start by foolishly wolfing down a retrospectively way-too-big cake on the train to the class.
Zona and his cohorts, while wolfing down slices of cheese and pepperoni, figured out a way to do one better.
Consumption has since risen fivefold, with the average American now wolfing down in excess of 3 pounds a year.
After giving his rock to the researcher, the stiffed monkey glances over at his lucky comrade, who by this time is wolfing down the juicy grape.
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