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wolfing down

wolfing down is the present participle and gerund of wolf down.

Meaning of wolf down

Verb

wolf down (third-person singular simple present wolfs down, present participle wolfing down, simple past and past participle wolfed down)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.
    • He wolfed down a ham sandwich.

Questions about wolfing down

What is wolfing down the present participle and gerund of?
Wolfing down is the present participle and gerund of wolf down.

Words near wolfing down in the dictionary

  1. wolfies
  2. wolfiest
  3. wolfiness
  4. wolfing
  5. wolfing back
  6. wolfing down
  7. wolfing up
  8. Wolfinger
  9. Wolfingers
  10. wolfish
  11. wolfishly

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