5.2.2.4 Manner of eating

Use this domain for words describing the manner in which a person eats.

  • What words refer to eating before others?
    eat before others, eat early
  • What words refer to tasting a little food to see if it tastes good?
    taste, test, sample
  • What words refer to eating a little?
    eat a little, nibble, snack, go on a diet, to diet, diet (n)
  • What words refer to eating a lot?
    eat a lot, eat too much, be a glutton, gluttony, eat like a pig, pig out
  • What words refer to eating fast?
    gobble, inhale, wolf down, devour, eat fast
  • What words refer to eating more than your share?
    eat more than your share, be greedy
  • What words refer to eating two things together?
    (no words in English, but some in North American Indian languages)