wolf

verb

wolfed; wolfing; wolfs

transitive verb

: to eat greedily : devour

a group of basketball players wolfing pizza

Synonyms of wolf

• devour
• inhale
• raven
• gulp

Examples of wolf in a Sentence

don't wolf your food or you'll be sick

Recent Examples on the Web

The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak. —Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

Chestnut has won 17 of the last 19 events, setting a record in 2021 after wolfing down 76 hot dogs and buns. —Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

The funny video showed the bulldog grabbing an entire bar out of Peeters' hand and wolfing it down in one bite. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wolf

• cry wolf
• dire wolf
• Eastern timber wolf
• gray wolf
• keep the wolf from the door
• lone wolf
• maned wolf
• prairie wolf
• red wolf
• timber wolf
• wolf dog
• wolf in sheep's clothing
• wolf pack
• wolf spider
• wolf tree
• wolf whistle

Rhymes for wolf

• beowulf
• werewolf

Kids Definition

wolf

1 of 2 noun

ˈwu̇lf 

plural wolves ˈwu̇lvz 

1

plural also wolf : any of several large bushy-tailed mammals with ears standing straight up that resemble the related dogs, that prey on other animals, and that often live and hunt in packs

especially : gray wolf compare coyote, jackal

2

: a person who resembles a wolf in fierceness

wolfish

ˈwu̇l-fish

adjective

wolflike

ˈwu̇l-ˌflīk 

adjective

wolf

2 of 2 verb

: to eat greedily

wolfed down the pizza