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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When forced by Pozzo to dance, Mr. Thornton merely doffs his bowler hat rhythmically a few times in a funny nod to Bob Fosse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Instead of suggesting that high-risk people don high-quality masks while everyone else doffs theirs, why not improve ventilation for all indoor spaces?
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2022
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
He doffs his clothes and goes into the water to meet him.
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn
