were 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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were wolfing

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters began for Phil Mickelson earlier than anyone else, while most were wolfing down scrambled eggs in the clubhouse or still fast asleep in their beds.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2012

In front of the house a group of soldiers were wolfing down bowls of rice.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within three days after the operations, Dr. Berman's dogs were wolfing down normal meals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even now the voracious vortices were wolfing very considerable pieces of driftwood, and one had to keep a very sharp lookout to see the spewed-forth fragments reappear at all.

From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman

By instinct I sought refreshment and came upon a bar-room, full of bad Salon pictures, in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling

Related Words

• devour
• gobble
• gulp