Phrase guide

wolf down

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • He wolfed down a ham sandwich.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wolf, wolf up, gobble, gobble down, gobble up, scarf, scarf down, scarf up, scoff, scoff down, scoff up, snarf

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

eat hastily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The teenager wolfed down the pizza

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wolf

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eat

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cruspir-se — consume quickly
  • Catalan: embocar — consume quickly
  • Chinese Cantonese: 狼吞虎咽 (long4 tan1 fu2 jin3) — consume quickly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狼吞虎咽 (lángtūnhǔyàn) — consume quickly
  • Czech: zhltnout — consume quickly
  • Dutch: opschrokken — consume quickly
  • Finnish: hotkia — consume quickly
  • Finnish: ahmia — consume quickly
  • Finnish: hotkaista — consume quickly
  • Finnish: ahmaista — consume quickly
  • German: verschlingen — consume quickly
  • Ancient Greek: λαφύσσω (laphússō) — consume quickly
  • Ido: glutegar — consume quickly
  • Ingrian: ahmia söövvä — consume quickly
  • Ingrian: ahmastaa söövvä — consume quickly
  • Ingrian: ahtaa söövvä — consume quickly
  • Ingrian: mukertaa söövvä — consume quickly
  • Irish: plac — consume quickly
  • Irish: alp — consume quickly
  • Irish: slog siar — consume quickly
  • Italian: divorare — consume quickly
  • Khmer: ត្របាក់ (trɑɑbak) — consume quickly
  • Latin: tuburcinor — consume quickly
  • Māori: whāō — consume quickly
  • Polish: pałaszować — consume quickly
  • Polish: spałaszować — consume quickly
  • Romanian: mânca ca un lup — consume quickly
  • Romanian: înfuleca — consume quickly
  • Spanish: zampar — consume quickly
  • Spanish: zamparse — consume quickly
  • Spanish: embuchar — consume quickly
  • Spanish: embucharse — consume quickly
  • Spanish: tapiñarse — consume quickly
  • Spanish: apretarse — consume quickly
  • Spanish: meterse entre pecho y espalda — consume quickly
  • Spanish: muflir — consume quickly
  • Spanish: comer a dos carrillos — consume quickly
  • Spanish: masticar a dos carrillos — consume quickly
  • Spanish: engullir — consume quickly
  • Swedish: glufsa i sig — consume quickly
  • Swedish: mula — consume quickly
  • Welsh: llowcio — consume quickly
  • Welsh: sgramio — consume quickly
  • Welsh: sglaffio — consume quickly
  • Welsh: lleibio — consume quickly