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wolfing

  • present participle
    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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I saw something about Messi wolfing on a brisket sandwich at a Buc-ee’s but without video proof, I suspect that may have been an AI hallucination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I stopped several times for roadside fruit at different points around the city, wolfing down chili-spiked mango, drenched in lime juice, from behind the wheel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

He was Joey Chestnut wolfing down hot dogs, but without the prize at the end.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2023

People who viewed the campaign requiring them to imagine themselves wolfing down the French fries indicated a desire to eat fewer chips than those who were exposed to the French fries campaign without consumption imagery.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2023

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck