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arf

American  
[ahrf] / ɑrf /

interjection

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


Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2010

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"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

Boom, boom— Arf arf, arf-— “Be quiet, you artichoke!”

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

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

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech