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Uncommonwolves
The correct spelling is wolves.
How to pronounce wolves
/ˈwʊlvz/
nounIPA: /ˈwʊlvz/
Say it like: Wol-ves
The correct spelling is wolves. The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs. For example: "Check out my pet. He's a wolf."
Usage Examples
“Check out my pet. He's a wolf.”
“The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves.”
“They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs.
- 2.A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
- 3.A wolf tone or wolf note.
- 4.Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
- 5.One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
verb
- 1.To behave like a wolf.
- 2.Of an organ, to make a hollow whining sound like that of a wolf.
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