English · Idiom Candidate

feeding frenzy

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A situation where a group eagerly and intensely competes for something

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tình huống mà một nhóm cạnh tranh khẩn cấp và mãnh liệt cho một thứ gì đó

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Literally: a frenzy of feeding

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The 60 minute video shows such delights as the ‘ ghostly boneyard of the piranhas’and their ‘ incredible feeding frenzy’.

It is high - tea; time for another feeding frenzy.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “feeding frenzy” mean?

A situation where a group eagerly and intensely competes for something Literally: a frenzy of feeding

Is “feeding frenzy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.