Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolfing

/wˈʊlfˌɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: wolf-ing
IPA: /wˈʊlfˌɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wolf

noun

The hunting of wolves for their skins.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-West Germanic *wulf Old English wulf Middle English wolf English wolf English -ing English wolfing From wolf + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

lone-wolfing

Frequently Paired Words

lone-wolfing

Questions

How do you pronounce wolfing?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈʊlfˌɪŋ/.
What does wolfing mean?: present participle and gerund of wolf
Where does wolfing come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-West Germanic *wulf Old English wulf Middle English wolf English wolf English -ing English wolfing From wolf + -ing.

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