wolfing

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noun

The hunting of wolves for their skins.

OriginEnglish wolf ← Middle English wolf ← Old English wulf →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wolf
nounwolfing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe hunting of wolves for their skins.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wl̥kʷós?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wĺ̥kʷos
  3. Proto-Germanic*wulfaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wulf
  5. Old Englishwulf
  6. Middle Englishwolf
  7. Englishwolf
  8. Englishwolfing

From wolf + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flowingWilfongfowling
Cite this entry
APA

wolfing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfing

MLA

“wolfing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolfing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfing.

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