WOLFING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

wolfing

verb

present participle of wolf

as in devouring

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

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Recent Examples of wolfing Chestnut has won 17 of the last 19 events, setting a record in 2021 after wolfing down 76 hot dogs and buns. — Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026 The funny video showed the bulldog grabbing an entire bar out of Peeters' hand and wolfing it down in one bite. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025

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That money has helped keep the medical bills from devouring the Griffins' emergency savings.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Just like today’s tentacled ocean dwellers, the Mesozoic squid ancestor likely had no problem devouring its relatives—or even members of its own species.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of devouring

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Over time, inhaling these irritants can trigger chronic airway inflammation, irreversible lung tissue scarring, and obstructive pulmonary conditions.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Without a mask, without fear of needing lung implants, without having to worry about inhaling a soupçon of strychnine or similar industrial pollutants.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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Eating them is less like scarfing a burger than eating soft, ground meat over rice.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

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