Synonyms for woof

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : woo f, woof

Phonetic Transcription : wʊf, wuf

Top 10 synonyms for woof

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Définition of woof

Origin : "weft, texture, fabric," Old English owef, from o- "on" + wefan "to weave" (see weave). With excrescent -w- by influence of warp or weft.

As in nap : noun grain of material
As in bark : noun animal yelp
As in texture : noun charactertistics of a surface
As in web : noun netting
As in thread : noun fiber
As in warp and woof : noun texture
As in fiber : noun strand of material
As in bark : verb yelp
As in yap : verb bark

Example sentences :

They lay far deeper, in the very warp and woof of her nature.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

Of this warp and woof have all the strange patterns of Spanish life been woven.
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

And as a shuttle separates the warp from the woof, so a name distinguishes the natures of things.
Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato

As in a web the warp is stronger than the woof, so should the rulers be stronger than their half-educated subjects.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

She looks to it that warp and woof are wrought with speed and beauty.
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

This earth is made too subtly, of too multiple warp and woof, for prophecy.
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

Into the woof of an Eastern rug is woven the soul of a woman.
Extract from : « Special Messenger » by Robert W. Chambers

Uncle Brownwood took just one glance at him, and said 'Woof!'
Extract from : « Hollow Tree Nights and Days » by Albert Bigelow Paine

When the bear rose out of the bushes and looked at him—and said "Woof!"
Extract from : « The Tale of the The Muley Cow » by Arthur Scott Bailey

Girls,” she said, “did you hear her say ‘woof’ when we clashed?
Extract from : « Lucile Triumphant » by Elizabeth M. Duffield

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