feeding frenzy
noun
plural feeding frenzies
1
: a frenzy of eating : a wildly aggressive attack of prey by an animal or group of animals
sharks in a feeding frenzy
Chemoreception seems to be highly developed in this snake and the smell of prey is sufficient to initiate a feeding frenzy.—
Douglas Cable et al.
Douglas Cable et al.2
: an intensely and often wildly competitive and aggressive human activity likened to frenzied feeding by predatory animals
They do not relish the journalistic feeding frenzy that will greet the senator's likely appearance on the witness stand.—U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportMost of the Westerners who attended the heavily hyped sale knew very little about Soviet art—or the Soviet Union for that matter—but were whipped into a feeding frenzy by the historic excitement of the moment.—Harlow Robinson
Harlow RobinsonExamples of feeding frenzy in a Sentence
sharks in a feeding frenzy
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The further danger is that the media is in a feeding frenzy.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The championship did not set off a feeding frenzy of buyer interest in the club, which lost $100 million during Disney’s ownership, including more than $10 million in its World Series year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2025
About 65% of NYSE volume is in advancing stocks, fine but not a feeding frenzy, though the Nasdaq is at 80% upside volume.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
This puts blood in the water and creates a feeding frenzy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The championship did not set off a feeding frenzy of buyer interest in the club, which lost $100 million during Disney’s ownership, including more than $10 million in its World Series year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2025
About 65% of NYSE volume is in advancing stocks, fine but not a feeding frenzy, though the Nasdaq is at 80% upside volume.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
This puts blood in the water and creates a feeding frenzy.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Feeding frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20frenzy. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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