fressen.
to eat; to feed on; to devour
Meaning & usage
to eat; to feed on; to devour
to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
to eat away (e.g. metal)
to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
to despise, to have a pet peeve against
Den hab ich ja gefressen!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vrëȥȥen, from Old High German frëȥȥan, firëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan. Cognate with Dutch vreten, English fret, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan), Swedish fräta.
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