食べる・飲む · Eating & drinking
がつがつ
gatsu-gatsugitaigo · state / conditionModerate
Devour / wolf down
Eating greedily and ravenously, wolfing food down. Figuratively, being greedy or pushy about anything (がつがつしている).
Related words
Common forms
がつがつ食べる
When to use
- がつがつ食べる — to wolf food down.
- Figurative: greedy, grasping.
Examples
空腹で、ご飯をがつがつ食べた。
くうふくで、ごはんをがつがつたべた。
I was starving and wolfed down the rice.