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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"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
Even if you give Google credit for some piece of the “Others” in Canalys’ estimates, that leaves Wear OS’ marketshare hovering somewhere between wince and woof.
From The Verge ● Oct. 29, 2019
I mean the cat really insecure a little bit, so they call girls groupies and they call girls this and they call passive people hippies and blah blah woof woof on down the line.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
No, human, wait, I want to woof, but I have nothing left.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
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
Clifford and his dog pals had always chatted using words instead of woofs, but he was all dog with humans in his past TV life.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
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
Bosh, Grendel, and Poppy greet me with soft, indoor woofs.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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