woof

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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woof1 /wʊf/ interjection  DHPa word used for describing the sound a dog makes 汪汪〔形容狗吠声〕 → bark —woof noun [countable] —woof verb [intransitive]woof2 /wuːf $ wʊf, wuːf/ noun [countable]  x-refthe weft 纬纱，纬线

Examples from the Corpus

woof• I began to understand our pattern was set and that there was a warp and woof to the larger world.• I could hear the warp and woof of his life.• One of them was the mountain chicken, emitting a discreet, woof.Origin woof1 (1800-1900) From the sound woof2 Old English owef, from o- “on” + wefan ( → WEAVE1)

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woof

I

woof¹ /wʊf/ interjectiona word used for describing the sound a dog makes ⇨ bark
—woof noun [countable]
—woof verb [intransitive]

II

woof² /wuːf $ wʊf, wuːf/ noun [countable]the weft