as in devouring
to swallow or eat greedily
don't wolf your food or you'll be sick
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Recent Examples of wolfing
Chestnut has won 17 of the last 19 events, setting a record in 2021 after wolfing down 76 hot dogs and buns.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolfing
Verb
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At a house party full of caviar, one of the women, while immersed in a motherhood quandary, asks another if there’s something psychotic and untoward in her devouring piles of tiny eggs.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Matias Cid, a 25-year-old student who lives in Penco, described fast-moving flames burning through the night and devouring homes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s just something about scarfing oodles of vittles during and after skiing that is far more satisfying than any other post mountain pursuit grubfest.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Wolfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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