was wolfing

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of wolf.
  wolf

  noun

  any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.

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was wolfing

On Day 3, out of desperation, I decided to pick her up while she was wolfing down her dinner, an interruption guaranteed to elicit a howl of protest.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022

Mikal Boston, 32, a Texan whom I met while she was wolfing down a piping-hot cookie, agreed.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2018

While the Museum of Modern Art was wolfing down audacious helpings of Cubism, the Met was content with a tasting menu of early Blue Period, Rose Period and neo-Classical fare.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2010

Finally there was the one about the cadet who wondered why his fiance was wolfing down a costly meal at a fancy restaurant when she never ate like that at home.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was wolfing it down already, crazy to head for town.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Related Words

• devour
• gobble
• gulp