to eat hungrily
1eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie …
2eat like a horse — {v. phr.} To eat a lot; eat hungrily. * /The harvesters worked into the evening, and then came in and ate like horses./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A BIRD …
3eat like a horse — {v. phr.} To eat a lot; eat hungrily. * /The harvesters worked into the evening, and then came in and ate like horses./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A BIRD …
4eat\ like\ a\ horse — v. phr. To eat a lot; eat hungrily. The harvesters worked into the evening, and then came in and ate like horses. Contrast: eat like a bird …
5hungrily — adverb 1 in a way that shows you want to eat something very much: J.D. ate hungrily, covering the french fries with layers of catsup. 2 in a way that shows you very much want something: Her gaze fell hungrily on my diamond ring. hungry / hVNgri/… …
6eat — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food). ▪ a lot, enough, too much ▪ He s not eating enough …
7hungrily — hun|gri|ly [ˈhʌŋgrıli] adv 1.) in a way that shows you want to eat something very much →↑greedily ▪ She hungrily ate a slice of bread. 2.) literary in a way that shows you want something very much ▪ He hungrily kissed her mouth …
8hungrily — adv. Hungrily is used with these verbs: ↑devour, ↑eat, ↑eye, ↑kiss …
9devour — verb 1) he devoured his meal Syn: eat hungrily, eat greedily, gobble (up/down), guzzle, gulp (down), bolt (down), gorge oneself on, wolf (down), feast on, consume, eat up; informal demolish, dispose of, make short work of, polish off, shovel down …
10gobble — verb must you gobble your food so? he gobbled down every last crumb the dogs gobbled up their kibble Syn: eat greedily, eat hungrily, guzzle, bolt, gulp (down), devour, wolf (down), gorge (oneself) on; informal tuck into, put away, pack away,… …
