BraveSpeaking: Strong Verbs: to eat

Verb to use your teeth to cut food into small pieces before you swallow it

chew
Gross! Please chew with your mouth closed!

Verb to eat large amounts of food

feast
Everything looks delicious! We're going to feast tonight!

Verb to eat or drink something very quickly

inhale
Dan and Aaron must be very hungry. They inhale any food put in front of them!

Phrase to eat slowly or with small bites

nibble on
I'm not feeling very hungry, I just want something to nibble on.

Phrase to eat small amounts of food very slowly usually because you do not want to eat

picked at
We picked at the nachos, but no one was feeling very hungry.

Verb to enjoy the taste or smell of something for as long as possible

savor
This chocolate cake is delicious! I'm going to savor every bite.

Verb to eat or drink something noisily or with a sucking sound

slurping
Someone is slurping their soup. It's very annoying!

Phrase to eat a small amount of something between meals

snacked on
My classmates and I snack on chips and cookies outside the museum.