wolf

IPA(Pronunciation)

/wʊlf/

Verb

transitive intransitive slang

(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously. / (intransitive, slang) To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex. / (intransitive) To hunt for wolves.

Japanese Meaning

むさぼり食う、がつがつ食べる / （俗語で）女性に積極的にアプローチする、口説く / 狼を狩る

What is this buttons?

At the campsite, stray dogs wolf the leftovers before anyone can collect them.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

キャンプ場で、野良犬が誰も片付ける前に残り物をむさぼり食べる。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

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Sense（2）

(intransitive, slang) To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.

[1940s Chicago punk:] ‘I’ve seen a thing or two in my time,’ he still liked to boast, ‘that was how I found out the best place for wolfin’ ain’t the taverns. It ain’t in dance halls ’r on North Clark on Saturday night. It’s in the front row in Sunday school on Sunday mornin’. Oh yeh, I know a thing or two, I been around.’

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To hunt for wolves.

wolfs

（ present singular third-person ）

wolfing

（ participle present ）

wolfed

（ participle past ）

wolfed

（ past ）

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