Wolf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

Austrian composer (1860-1903)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʊlf/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈʊlf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈʊlf/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈʊlf/.

Examples

The teenager wolfed down the pizza

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Friedrich August Wolf masher skirt chaser savage woman chaser wildcat brute Hugo Wolf beast wolf down

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
noun	Austrian composer (1860-1903)
noun	German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
noun	a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
noun	a cruelly rapacious person
verb	eat hastily “The teenager wolfed down the pizza”

Word Forms

mash	verb	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
savage	adjective	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage	verb	attack brutally and fiercely

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

loup

l'un des divers mammifères canins carnivores prédateurs d'Amérique du Nord et d'Eurasie qui chassent habituellement en meute

🇪🇸Spanish

lobo

cualquiera de los diversos mamíferos caninos carnívoros depredadores de América del Norte y Eurasia que generalmente cazan en manadas

🇮🇹Italian

lupo

uno qualsiasi dei vari mammiferi canini carnivori predatori del Nord America e dell'Eurasia che di solito cacciano in branco

🇵🇹Portuguese

lobo

qualquer um dos vários mamíferos caninos carnívoros predadores da América do Norte e da Eurásia que geralmente caçam em matilhas

🇷🇺Russian

волк

любое из различных хищных плотоядных собачьих млекопитающих Северной Америки и Евразии, которые обычно охотятся стаями.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेड़िया

उत्तरी अमेरिका और यूरेशिया के विभिन्न शिकारी मांसाहारी कुत्ते स्तनधारियों में से कोई भी जो आमतौर पर झुंडों में शिकार करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

নেকড়ে

উত্তর আমেরিকা এবং ইউরেশিয়ার বিভিন্ন শিকারী মাংসাশী কুকুরের স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণীর যে কোন একটি সাধারণত প্যাকেটে শিকার করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓநாய்

வட அமெரிக்கா மற்றும் யூரேசியாவின் பல்வேறு கொள்ளையடிக்கும் மாமிச நாய் பாலூட்டிகள் பொதுவாக பொதிகளில் வேட்டையாடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తోడేలు

ఉత్తర అమెరికా మరియు యురేషియాకు చెందిన వివిధ దోపిడీ మాంసాహార కుక్కల క్షీరదాలు సాధారణంగా మూటగా వేటాడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

लांडगा

उत्तर अमेरिका आणि युरेशियामधील विविध शिकारी मांसाहारी कुत्र्याचे सस्तन प्राणी जे सहसा पॅकमध्ये शिकार करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

વરુ

ઉત્તર અમેરિકા અને યુરેશિયાના વિવિધ શિકારી માંસાહારી રાક્ષસી સસ્તન પ્રાણીઓમાંથી કોઈપણ કે જે સામાન્ય રીતે પેકમાં શિકાર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೋಳ

ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ಮತ್ತು ಯುರೇಷಿಯಾದ ವಿವಿಧ ಪರಭಕ್ಷಕ ಮಾಂಸಾಹಾರಿ ದವಡೆ ಸಸ್ತನಿಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ಯಾಕ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಟೆಯಾಡುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെന്നായ

വടക്കേ അമേരിക്കയിലെയും യുറേഷ്യയിലെയും വിവിധ കൊള്ളയടിക്കുന്ന മാംസഭോജികളായ നായ സസ്തനികൾ സാധാരണയായി പായ്ക്കറ്റുകളിൽ വേട്ടയാടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਘਿਆੜ

ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਯੂਰੇਸ਼ੀਆ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ ਮਾਸਾਹਾਰੀ ਕੁੱਤਿਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਥਣਧਾਰੀ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪੈਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیڑیا

شمالی امریکہ اور یوریشیا کے مختلف شکاری گوشت خور ممالیہ جانوروں میں سے کوئی بھی جو عام طور پر پیک میں شکار کرتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狼

北美和欧亚大陆的各种掠食性肉食性犬科哺乳动物，通常成群捕猎

🇯🇵Japanese

狼

通常は群れで狩りをする、北アメリカとユーラシアのさまざまな略奪的な肉食性のイヌ科哺乳類の総称

🇰🇷Korean

늑대

일반적으로 무리를 지어 사냥하는 북미와 유라시아의 다양한 포식성 육식성 개 포유류 중 하나입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chó sói

bất kỳ động vật có vú ăn thịt chó săn mồi nào khác nhau ở Bắc Mỹ và Âu Á thường săn mồi theo bầy

🇹🇭Thai

หมาป่า

สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมสุนัขที่กินเนื้อเป็นอาหารหลายชนิดในอเมริกาเหนือและยูเรเซียที่มักล่าเป็นฝูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

serigala

salah satu dari berbagai mamalia anjing karnivora predator di Amerika Utara dan Eurasia yang biasanya berburu secara berkelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

lobo

alinman sa iba't ibang maninila na carnivorous canine mammals ng North America at Eurasia na karaniwang nangangaso sa mga pakete

🇲🇾Malay

serigala

mana-mana pelbagai mamalia taring karnivor pemangsa di Amerika Utara dan Eurasia yang biasanya memburu dalam kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذئب

أي من ثدييات الكلاب آكلة اللحوم المفترسة المختلفة في أمريكا الشمالية وأوراسيا والتي عادة ما تصطاد في مجموعات

🇮🇷Persian

گرگ

هر یک از انواع پستانداران سگ گوشتخوار درنده آمریکای شمالی و اوراسیا که معمولاً به صورت دسته ای شکار می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

kurt

Kuzey Amerika ve Avrasya'da genellikle sürüler halinde avlanan çeşitli yırtıcı etobur köpek memelilerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְאֵב

כל אחד מיונקים טורפים טורפים שונים בצפון אמריקה ובאירואסיה שבדרך כלל צדים בלהקות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wolf'?

The primary meaning of 'wolf' is 'any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wolf' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'wolf' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wolf' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wolf' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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