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arf

[ ahrf ]

/ ɑrf /

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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR arf ON THESAURUS.COM

interjection

(used to imitate the bark of a dog).

RELATED WORDS

growl, cry, snarl, yap, howl, snap, bay, woof, gnarl, yip

Nearby words

arethusa, aretino, aretino, pietro, aretinus, guido, arezzo, arf, arfvedsonite, arg, arg., argal, argali

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for arf

"Arf a second, watchman," ses the policeman, as I started to shut the wicket agin.
Dirty Work|W.W. Jacobs
The army blokes'll be at Berlin in a month or six weeks, an' we'll 'ave done our job in 'arf th' time.
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
"I wouldn't cry for no brother that lef me to starve when he was rollin' in two and a 'arf million dollars," she said sceptically.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
The young soldier gave him a quaint look, as much as to say: "Not 'arf bad!"
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy

It 'tain't 'arf fine ter be a General, cos 'e can call a bloke 'Pooden Fice,' an' 'ave 'im shot if 'e sorces 'im back.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914|Various