she-wolf

American  

[shee-woolf] / ˈʃiˌwʊlf /

noun

she-wolves plural

1. a female wolf.

2. a predatory woman.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• she-wolves
  plural

Example Sentences

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she-wolf she-wolves

"She's so inspiring to women," says one fan, wearing furry she-wolf ears, shortly before the show.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

In one meme, a boar replaces the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus, Rome’s mythical forefathers.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022

When the she-wolf returned from the hunt, racing to the aid of her young, she bounded past the hunter and, as she did, he grabbed her by the tail.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020

The she-wolf Lupa had taught him to sharpen his senses—to trust the instincts that had been guiding him south.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

There is a self-conscious playfulness to a movement that inspires women to identify with she-wolves constructed from discarded bones or brand themselves witches on social media despite an illiteracy with spellcraft.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2019

These tend to be named after animals: snails, porcupines, she-wolves.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2018

If the story of Stubbe Peter is somewhat dubious, the tale of the Jülich she-wolves borders on absurd.

From Time ● May 27, 2015

However, while Kress’s account of the she-wolves cannot be corroborated, his broadsheet offers some tantalizing suggestions about the perception and creation of early modern werewolves.

From Time ● May 27, 2015

Then, as once before, the pack was halved, and half, the she-wolves, went with Umslopogaas, and half, the dog-wolves, went with Galazi.

From Nada the Lily by Haggard, Henry Rider