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1. wolf
noun. ['ˈwʊlf'] any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs.
Synonyms
Etymology
- wolf (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wulf (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Wolf
- wulff
- wulf
- woolf
How do you pronounce wolf?
Pronounce wolf as wʊlf.
US - How to pronounce wolf in American English
UK - How to pronounce wolf in British English
Sentences with wolf
1. Noun, singular or mass
Scent markers in wolf urine help the canines mark their territory and food caches.
Quotes about wolf
1. I wanted to write a very simple story about a boy, a wolf, a girl, a bear and a forest, so I thought I might set it in the past. I didn't realise that it went back to when I was 10: I used to love the Stone Age when I was a kid and wanted to live in it, and I got rid of my bed and slept on the floor, but I didn't remember it.
- Michelle Paver
2. A gang is the same as a wolf pack; gang members do not use their energies in friendship with one another, for they do not know what friendship is. If they are united, it is by the common bond of a desire to attack their world.
- Haniel Long
3. Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.
- Tennessee Williams
3. wolf-whistle
verb. whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males.
4. wolf
noun. ['ˈwʊlf'] a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women.
Synonyms
Etymology
- wolf (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wulf (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. wolf
Synonyms
Etymology
- wolf (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wulf (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
