Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The occupation or industry of taking wolves for their pelts.
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- verb Present participle of
wolf .
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Examples
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Possibly splendour is bestowed upon the shrimp as a means by which certain fish distinguish a particularly choice dainty, and the fish show the very acme of admiration by "wolfing" it.
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What intrigues me is that when people are wolfing down the burrito on the bus they seem completely nonplussed by what others might think.
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My father noticed me wolfing down my pancakes and asked me what was the rush.
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I tried to picture the plump little auntie in the purple Red Hat Society sweatshirt wolfing out and devouring teenage hikers.
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My father noticed me wolfing down my pancakes and asked me what was the rush.
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He is wolfing down lunch in his office not far from the ice in the Washington Capitals 'snazzy practice facility: McNuggets, fries and, ahem, Diet Coke.
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The woman next to me had an Indian-American neighbor, so she and I together were wolfing down the delicious food with delight.
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After my lesson, as I sat wolfing down some corned beef in Signora's front room, she stared at me over her chicory brew.
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The woman next to me had an Indian-American neighbor, so she and I together were wolfing down the delicious food with delight.
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I tried to picture the plump little auntie in the purple Red Hat Society sweatshirt wolfing out and devouring teenage hikers.
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