wolfing
present participle ofwolf
wolf
verb[T]
informaluk/wʊlf/us/wʊlf/toeatalargeamountoffoodveryquickly:
Theboyswolfed thesandwiches(down)and thenstartedon thecake.
to eat food
- eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch?
- haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
- consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
- devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.
- bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
- gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
Examplesofwolfing
wolfing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When finally getting a haircut the waves may come out deeper depending on the time spentwolfingand the type of haircut you get.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the gold rushes of the 1840s, 50s and 60s, 70s and 80s some of the participating men turned towolfingwhen the harsh winters impeded their wagons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others proclaimed it was because his habit ofwolfingdown two whole sheep for every meal and tearing their skins off with his teeth left his teeth twisted and gnarled.
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