doff
verb (used with object)
to remove or take off, as clothing.
doffs
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present tense formof doff (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
In a foundational scene of monotheism, Moses doffs his kicks to approach the burning bush; shoes are, by their pedestrian nature, unfit for holy ground.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2019
Osborne doffs his cap in places to the wisecracking dialogue now synonymous with Chandler, but on the whole, he soft-pedals on the one-liners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2018
The music nods at Gregorian chant, doffs its cap to Shostakovich, gives a thumbs up to industrial metal, and is uniquely Scott Walker.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012
In comes a foot-boy, to the King doffs his bonnet: “Here cometh a stone, and a man sits upon it.”
From Mollie Charane and Other Ballads by George Henry Borrow
