English
Etymology 1
onomatopoetic|Onomatopoetic.
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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f
Interjection
woof!
- The sound a dog makes when barking
- Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.
Translations
Danish: vov, vuf
Estonian: auh
Faroese: voff
Finnish: hau, vuh
German: wau, wuff
Greek: γαβ-γαβ (gav-gav)
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Japanese: �� (wan)
Macedonian: ав-ав (av-av)
Romanian: ham-ham
Russian: гав-гав (gav-gav)
Verb
en-verb
- To make a woofing sound
Translations
Greek: γαβγίζ� (gavgizo), αλ���� (alikhto)
Estonian auh
Finnish: haukkua
Romanian: l�tra
Russian: ла��� (lájat�)
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Etymology 2
Middle English oof, owf < Old English �wef, �wef < from �- (on) + wef (web) < wefan (to weave) < Proto-Germanic *webanan (to weave) < Proto-Indo-European *webh-/*wobh- (to weave, to lace together).
Noun
woof
- weft, the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp.
Translations
trans-top|warp
Finnish: kude
German: Schu�faden m
Hebrew: ער� (erev) m
Polish: w�tek f
Russian: ��ок (utók) m
Swedish: väft
Thai: THchar|�ส����าย�า��วา� (sên dâai taang-kw�ang)
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Acronym
(marketing) Well Off Older Folks
(farming) Work on organic farm
Category:Animal sounds
Category:Onomatopoeia
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