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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Were it found on Earth instead of Mars, the rock’s speckles would likely be interpreted as evidence for a microbial feeding frenzy that occurred long ago.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2025
When anti-woke figures on the internet pile on young women, the blogosphere is often able to recognize it as a misogynist feeding frenzy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Needless to say, news of the tariffs being paused for 90 days was a lifeline for the global economy and started an initial feeding frenzy in the markets.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Battle for Shark Mountain - Off Mozambique’s coast, sharks swarm a hidden peak, hunting Giant Trevally in a once-a-year feeding frenzy.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2025
When anti-woke figures on the internet pile on young women, the blogosphere is often able to recognize it as a misogynist feeding frenzy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Needless to say, news of the tariffs being paused for 90 days was a lifeline for the global economy and started an initial feeding frenzy in the markets.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Battle for Shark Mountain - Off Mozambique’s coast, sharks swarm a hidden peak, hunting Giant Trevally in a once-a-year feeding frenzy.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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“Feeding frenzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20frenzy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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