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ate like an animal

ate like an animal is the simple past of eat like an animal.

Meaning of eat like an animal

Verb

eat like an animal (third-person singular simple present eats like an animal, present participle eating like an animal, simple past ate like an animal, past participle eaten like an animal)

  1. (informal, simile) To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.
    • You eat like an animal!
    Antonyms:
    eat like a bird

Questions about ate like an animal

What is ate like an animal the simple past of?
Ate like an animal is the simple past of eat like an animal.

Words near ate like an animal in the dictionary

  1. ate into
  2. ate it
  3. ate lead
  4. ate like a bird
  5. ate like a horse
  6. ate like an animal
  7. ate one's cake and had it too
  8. ate one's dinners
  9. ate one's emotions
  10. ate one's feelings
  11. ate one's fill

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