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arf

American  
[ahrf] / ɑrf /

interjection

  1. (used to imitate the bark of a dog.)


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Varvara: Let's go for a walk by the watery water, arf, arf!

From The Guardian Mar. 17, 2010

"I stand by my class," said the workman in Shaw's Major Barbara, "and do as little as I can so's to leave arf the job for me fellow workers."

From Time Magazine Archive

Regarding that old rallying call, Otis Wilson was asked soberly, "Is it more like an arf or a woof?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Af, arf, af, arf-— “Oh, no,” says Zola.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

Pocketa-pocketa-pocketa— Arf, arf, arf— Zola shouts over the edge of the balcony.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

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