woof
1 Americaninterjection
noun
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the crosswise yarns that fill the warp yarns in weaving; weft
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a woven fabric or its texture
interjection
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of woof
before 900; Middle English oof, owf, Old English ōwef, āwef (compare gewef ), equivalent to ō-, ā- a- 3 + wef (akin to web ); modern w- from weft, warp, weave, etc.
Example Sentences
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In the interest of keeping our jobs, we’ll just say this: woof.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
But he began waking up in the middle of the night for weeks anyway, drenched in sweat and plagued by regret over selling all of his woof holdings right before the token tripled in value.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
"Parentese" is a way of talking that is more interesting to young children, such as calling a dog a "woof".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2022
I covered Rigoletto for the first time 15 years ago; I knew back then that I could sing it, but woof, that was work.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Wishbone kicked his legs and let out a little woof like he was having a doggie dream.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
They are also digging into whether AI could correctly identify a dog's age, gender and breed based on what it woofs.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
As a visibly touched DeBoer smiled and held the ball over his head, a chorus of woofs echoed off the walls of the locker room.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Three woofs to Michael Gerson’s July 5 op-ed, “Why I will never live without a dog again,” for illuminating the power of the dog: affection, unconditional love and joy.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2022
There were the recruits being called up to the quarterdeck, push-upping or crunching to untold woofs from the mad hats.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2018
“And how are the woofs going to take us to Bertha, pray tell?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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