How to Pronounce "wolf down"
expression
ˈwʊɫf/ /ˈdaʊn
WUHLF DOWN
wˈʊlf/ /dˈaʊn
WUHLF DOWN
Definition
To eat food very quickly and greedily, as if extremely hungry.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwʊɫf/ /ˈdaʊn
British English
wˈʊlf/ /dˈaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUHLF DOWN
UK
WUHLF DOWN
Listen in Context
He wolfed down his breakfast before leaving for work.
They wolfed down the pizza in minutes.
I was so hungry that I wolfed down my lunch.
The kids came home and wolfed down the cookies before dinner.