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woof

[woof, woof] / wʊf, wuf /










VERB
yap
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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In the interest of keeping our jobs, we’ll just say this: woof.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

"Parentese" is a way of talking that is more interesting to young children, such as calling a dog a "woof".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2022

I covered Rigoletto for the first time 15 years ago; I knew back then that I could sing it, but woof, that was work.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

That has the effect of a tape recording of bees going about their buzzing business slowed way down to deep, unstable woof and warble.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2019

“Warp and woof, warp and woof. Shoot the shuttle back and forth. Warp and woof, warp and woof. Lock it, roll it, start again.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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