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to guttle

to guttle

9.9
To eat food quickly and greedily
  • verb
  • /ˈɡʌtəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : devorar
  • The children began to guttle the cookies as soon as they were out of the oven.

Examples

  • He would often guttle his food after skipping lunch at work.

  • Don't guttle your dinner!

  • Despite the fine surroundings, she didn't hesitate to guttle her dinner.

  • He guttles his food every time he sits down to eat.

  • The dog quickly guttled its food when it was served in a bowl.

  • After a long day at work, he would guttle his dinner in front of the TV.

  • The kids guttled the pizza within minutes during the party.

Synonyms

to stuff
vsto guttle
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

is more about voracious devouring than the discomfort outcome
to gobble up
vsto guttle
  • Informal
19 3.0

To eat something quickly and eagerly

is more about aggressive, greedy devouring than quick eagerness
to gobble
vsto guttle
16 2.6

To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly

is more about greedy, forceful devouring rather than noisy haste
to devour
vsto guttle
13 2.9

To eat food quickly because you are very hungry

is more about forceful, voracious devouring rather than speed alone
to gorge
vsto guttle
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

is more about voracious, forceful devouring than fullness from excess
to wolf
vsto guttle
  • Informal
11 6.1

To eat quickly and greedily

is more about intense, voracious devouring than hurried eating
to pig out
vsto guttle
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

is more about intense devouring rather than sheer overeating
to pig
vsto guttle
  • Informal
7 7.9

To eat a lot in a greedy way

is more about strong, voracious devouring than casual informality
to wolf down
vsto guttle
  • Informal
7 5.8

Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry

is more about ravenous, voracious devouring than hunger motive
to eat like a pig
vsto guttle
  • Offensive
5 7.8

To eat in a very messy and greedy way

is more about voracious devouring than messiness
to stuff one's face
vsto guttle
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is more about aggressive devouring rather than reaching fullness
to demolish
vsto guttle
  • Informal
2 3.7

Eat all the food very quickly

is more about raw voracious devouring than mere enthusiasm
to glut
vsto guttle
1 7.9

To eat too much food at one time

is more about quick, forceful devouring than general overindulgence
to engorge
vsto guttle
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

is more about voracious, aggressive devouring than mere fullness
to fress
vsto guttle
  • Slang
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

is more about voracious devouring than social impropriety
to raven
vsto guttle
  • Archaic
9.0

To eat something quickly and greedily

is the same idea but stresses extreme, voracious consumption
to gluttonize
vsto guttle
  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

is more about violent voracious devouring rather than lack of control
to englut
vsto guttle
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

is more about raw voracious devouring rather than excess alone
to gormandize
vsto guttle
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

is more about raw voracious devouring than moral judgement
to pigging
vsto guttle
  • Informal
7.7

Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others

is more about pure voracious devouring without animal comparison
to garbage down
vsto guttle
  • Informal
8.9

To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily

is more about forceful, voracious devouring than hurried eating
to gourmandize
vsto guttle
9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

is more about aggressive voracious devouring than mere pleasure

Antonyms

56 2.0

To eat small, gentle bites slowly or a little at a time

5 4.6

Eat very small amounts of food when not feeling hungry

How Greedy

to guttle
  • Archaic
9.9
to gobble
16 2.6
to eat
1.0
to munch
43 2.6
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

guttle infinitive
guttled past
guttled past participle
guttling present participle
guttles third person singular

Etymology

Guttle means to eat food greedily. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the similar word gullet 'throat'; when someone 'guttles' food they shove it down their throat, so guttle means to eat quickly and greedily.