wolverine

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn/
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/ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn/ · /ˈwɒlvəˌɹiːn/ · /ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːn/ (US)

Definition of wolverine

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
    ““Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.””
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noun

  1. A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
    ““Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.””
  2. A native or resident of the American state of Michigan.
    “[The term "Sucker" is] The cognomen of the Illinoians, answering to the Buckeye of Ohio, the Wolverine of Michigan, the Corn-cracker of Kentucky, &c.”
  3. Someone associated with the University of Michigan, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan.

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Etymology

1619; alteration of earlier wolvering (1574), diminutive of wolver (“ravenous or savage animal; person who behaves like a wolf”) (1593), ultimately from wolf.

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