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How to use woof in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun, verb, interjection

Woof means the set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft. Example: “Then she woofed it, warped it, and loomed it into cloth.”

Examples of woof by meaning

verbTo place (yarns) crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp in a loom.

  • Then she woofed it, warped it, and loomed it into cloth.1936–1938, W. W. Dixon, quoting Dan Smith, “Dan Smith: Ex-slave 75 Years [Project #1655]”, in Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery...

interjectionUsed to indicate the sound of a dog barking, or something resembling it.

  • Startled bears often make a ‘whoosh’ or ‘woof’ sound as they turn to run.1985 February, Michael Parfit, “Kodiak: ‘Twice as Good as Anybody!’”, in Connie Bourassa-Shaw, editor, Islands: An International Magazine...

interjectionUsed to express strong physical attraction for someone.

  • I see a hardworking man, with a smile that lights up a room—very sexy—woof!2015, Remmy Duchene, Love Me Harder, San Francisco, Calif.: Loose Id, →ISBN

nounA sound resembling a dog's bark.

  • He looked up and out a moment as there came to his ear, dully but unmistakably above the roar of the engine, the hoarse "woof" of a bursting anti-aircraft shell.1918, Boyd Cable [pseudonym], “Bring Home the ’Bus”, in Air Men o’ War, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 14

verbOf a dog: to bark.

  • A nondescript cur came out from behind the house, stopped in surprise, and started good-naturedly woof-woofing at me, his eyes slit, his shaggy belly all muddy, and then walked about a little and woofed once more.1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 28, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August...

verbOf a person or thing: to make a sound resembling a dog's bark.

  • She woofed, bounded off the log and came raging down toward us through the timber.1963 November 8, Don Moser, “An Archer Stalks the Mighty Grizzly”, in Henry R[obinson] Luce, editor, Life, volume 55, number 19, Chicago...
  • Once a monitor lizard lashed its tail at the face of a lioness and she woofed as she jumped back.1972, George B[eals] Schaller, “Behavior within the Group”, in The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator–Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior...

More sentences with woof

  • It is woven into the very warp and woof of our psalmody.2008, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Devotional Classics of C. H. Spurgeon, →ISBN, page 8. From the entry sum total
  • Cows go moo, dogs go woof, so what does a dogcow go?1995, Michael A. Hemmingson, Nice Little Stories Jam-Packed with Depraved Sex & Violence, Denver: CyberPsychos AOD, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry moof
  • Woof isn't queer, though he wouldn't throw Mick Jagger out of bed.1981, Vito Russo, The celluloid closet: homosexuality in the movies, page 251. From the entry throw someone out of bed
  • Use crosslight on the coat to show the warp and woof, and bring out texture.1942, Minicam Photography - Volume 6, Issues 1-6, page 59. From the entry crosslight
  • This stretch is typical of the Piedmont section, where the warp of the economic structure is agriculture and the woof industry.2013, The WPA Guide to North Carolina: The Tar Heel State, page 388. From the entry warp
  • There was no consultation, no let's sit down and chat about the pros and cons, just woof, off with his bollocks.2008, Fabian Black, The Stationmaster's House, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry get the hang of
  • Woof!" continued the chant outside the garden wall.1994, Jack Lovejoy, Outworld Cats. From the entry houndish

Meaning of woof

  1. noun The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
  2. noun A woven fabric; also, the texture of a fabric.
  3. noun The thread or yarn used to form the weft of woven fabric; the fill, the weft.

Full definition of woof

Questions about woof in a sentence

How do you use woof in a sentence?
Woof is used as a noun, verb and interjection. For example: “Then she woofed it, warped it, and loomed it into cloth.”
What is a short sentence with woof?
“Woof!" continued the chant outside the garden wall.”
What does woof mean?
Woof means the set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.

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