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eats like an animal

eats like an animal is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats like an animal

What is eats like an animal the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats like an animal is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat like an animal.

Words near eats like an animal in the dictionary

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

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