snarf
verb /snɑːf/
/snɑːrf/
(especially North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snarf | /snɑːf/ /snɑːrf/ |
| he / she / it snarfs | /snɑːfs/ /snɑːrfs/ |
| past simple snarfed | /snɑːft/ /snɑːrft/ |
| past participle snarfed | /snɑːft/ /snɑːrft/ |
| -ing form snarfing | /ˈsnɑːfɪŋ/ /ˈsnɑːrfɪŋ/ |
- snarf something to eat or drink something very quickly or in a way that people think is greedy
- The kids snarfed all the cookies.
Word Origin1950s: perhaps imitative.