wolf

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Wolf': English: /ˈwʊlf/, German: /vɔlf/; 'wolf': /ˈwʊlf/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/wʊlf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Wolf': (vôlf ); 'wolf': (wŏŏlf )


Inflections of 'wolf' (n): npl: wolves

Collocations for "wolf"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wolf" in context.

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wolf

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [red, prairie, wild, Tasmanian] wolf
  2. a pack of wolves
  3. wolves hunt in packs
  4. [afraid, scared] of the big bad wolf
  5. [kill, hunt, trap] wolves
  6. saw a wolf in the [garden, yard, forest]
  7. the dog is [part, half] wolf
  8. [ravaged, attacked, mauled] by wolves
  9. heard a wolf howl in the [dark, night]
  10. informal: the [media, press] wolves
  11. has always been a lone wolf
  12. prefers to be a lone wolf
  13. idiom: keep the wolf from the door
  14. idiom: a wolf in sheep's clothing
  15. idiom: crying wolf
  16. slang: a wolf [on campus, in the bar, at the office]
n as adj
  1. [made, gave] a wolf whistle
  2. played some wolf notes
v
  1. he wolfed (down) [the food, his dinner]
  2. wolfed the [food] down
'wolf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attack - bitch - blood - builder - cross - cry - growl - howl - lone - nurture - pack - part - prey - print - sheep - spirit - whistle

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