woof

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊf

Etymology 1

From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ōwef, āwef, from ō- (“on”) + wef (“web”), from wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *webanan (to weave), from Proto-Indo-European *webh-/*wobh- (to weave, to lace together).

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

1. the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.
2. A fabric; the texture of a fabric.

Synonyms

• (crosswise thread or yarn): weft

Translations

set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom

Dutch: inslag (nl) m. Estonian: kude (et) Finnish: kude (fi) German: Schußfaden m. Hebrew: ערב (erev) m.

Norwegian: veft (no) m., innslag (no) n., islett (no) n. Polish: wątek (pl) f. Russian: уток (ru) (utók) m. Swedish: väft Thai: เส้นด้ายทางขวาง (sên dâai taang-kwăang)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

1. The sound a dog makes when barking.

Coordinate terms

• (sound of a dog): bark, bow wow, growl, howl, snarl, whimper, whine, yap, yelp, yip

Translations

sound of a dog

Arabic: هو هو (ar) (haw haw) Catalan: bof, buf Chinese: Mandarin: 汪汪 (cmn) (wāngwāng) Czech: haf (cs) Danish: vov, vuf Dutch: waf (nl) Esperanto: boj (eo) Estonian: auh (et) Faroese: voff (fo) Finnish: hau (fi), vuh (fi) French: ouaf (fr) German: wau (de), wuff (de), rawau (de) Greek: γαβ (el) (gav) Hungarian: vau (hu)

Icelandic: voff (is) Indonesian: guk guk (id) Japanese: ワン (ja) (wan) Korean: 멍멍 (ko) (meong-meong) Macedonian: ав-ав (av-av) Malay: gonggong (ms) Norwegian: voff (no), vov (no) Polish: hau-hau (pl) Romanian: ham-ham Russian: гав-гав (ru) (gav-gav) Spanish: guau guau (es) Swedish: vov (sv) Turkish: hav (tr) Vietnamese: gâu gâu (vi)

Interjection

woof

1. (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

Verb

woof (third-person singular simple present woofs, present participle woofing, simple past and past participle woofed)

1. To make a woofing sound

Translations

making the sound of a dog

Catalan: bordar Estonian: auh Finnish: haukahtaa (fi), haukkua (fi) French: aboyer (fr)

Greek: γαβγίζω (el) (gavgízo) Malay: menyalak (ms) Romanian: lătra (ro) Russian: лаять (lájat’)

Etymology 3

Acronym

woof

1. (marketing) Well Off Older Folks
2. (agriculture) Work on organic farm

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Dutch

Verb

woof

1. singular past indicative of wuiven.