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woof-woof

woof-woof interjection: representing the sound of a large dog barking.

Interjection

  1. Representing the sound of a large dog barking.

Noun

woof-woof (plural woof-woofs)

  1. (childish) A dog.

Forms of woof-woof

Interjection
alternative formwoof woof
Noun
pluralwoof-woofs

Origin of woof-woof

Onomatopoeic. Reduplication of woof.

Questions about woof-woof

What does woof-woof mean?
Woof-woof means representing the sound of a large dog barking.
What part of speech is woof-woof?
Woof-woof can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near woof-woof in the dictionary

  1. wooes
  2. woof
  3. woof one's cookies
  4. woof ticket
  5. woof tickets
  6. woof-woof
  7. woof-woofs
  8. woofe
  9. woofed
  10. woofed one's cookies
  11. woofell

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