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noun

ˈwu̇lf How to pronounce wolf (audio)
Definition of wolfnext
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as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women she threatened to geld the wolf if he didn't stop making passes at her

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as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep

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wolf

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verb

as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily don't wolf your food or you'll be sick

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Recent Examples of wolf
Noun
In Red Ants one story features the magnificent Wintermaker constellation, another a half-moon scar on a wolf’s flank. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 The dogs were huskies or malamutes because this research was part of a larger project looking at dogs and wolves. — Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
The urge to wolf down something sweet may be caused by a sudden spike or drop in glucose and other metabolic changes in the body, researchers have found. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2025 The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wolf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolf
  1. womanizer
  2. predator
  3. devour
  4. lover
  5. vampire
  6. inhale
  7. satyr
  8. gulp
Noun
  • The piece follows the fall of the notorious libertine, a reckless womanizer, ignoring many supernatural warnings until a ghostly stone attempts to have its way with his soul.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The serial womanizer, 29, who’s appeared on Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match, found his forever love in Amber Mozo on Wednesday’s finale of Netflix’s Let’s Marry Harry.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Although iguana colonies remain relatively stable, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) still lists them as Vulnerable due to predators, mounting pollution issues, and cyclical El Niño events.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • All the while, Alabama decided that fans would not be allowed to set up any type of tailgate until after 12 noon local time today in an abundance of caution for the wind and rain that would devour the area.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The zombie is one of the most elastic and grotesque villains in the genre, shifting dramatically from early-Hollywood films built on racial stereotypes to the now-popular vision of a monster that yearns to devour those still living.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of devour
Noun
  • Art lovers will appreciate the prewar proportions of this Park Avenue duplex.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Cowritten by the band and Brian Eno, the track explores a relationship between lovers struggling to maintain their faith in each other.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lover
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  • After last Thursday’s pilot, their family is about to get a little bigger now that Emma’s boyfriend Max (Jaren Lewison) is also a vampire.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This represents the first time astronomers have seen a low-mass star acting as a stellar vampire, stealing material from a low-mass stellar companion.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vampire
Verb
  • And so, for the brand, only the most breathable, and healthily inhaled, natural materials will suffice.
    — Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those products are made with tiny particles that are more likely to be inhaled or absorbed by marine organisms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhale
Noun
  • Mythical creatures, too, soaked in the supernatural; half-men, half-animals who evaded classification—centaurs and satyrs, fauns and werewolves—straddling the boundary between man and beast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Through the eyes of a scammer, America is a nation of satyrs and harlots, our concupiscence interrupted only by occasional trips to Walmart or the gas station.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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  • Sang-woo, who’d previously refused to drink soju with Ho-seok and Mi-ok, gulps down a fifteen-hundred-dollar bottle of Gaja Chardonnay.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.
    — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
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