whoof
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
The sound of a steam train, steam boat, etc.
noun
Alternative spelling of woof.
verb
To make a snuffling noise, like a bear vocalising, or a steam engine puffing.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Whoof! whoof! its steaming breath hissed at her."
- "Thor rose from beside the rock with a prodigious whoof that roused Muskwa."
- "A little whoof, like the sound that would be made by a baby and it asleep, came from Cona'n."
- "It was quite an expedition that Ida met, a kind of elfin's rout it looked in the moonlight, children and animals and a fairy-like presence with a face like a moon-lily, all scampering and squealing and whoofing and miauling in a merry game they were making of their progress."
- "He kicked Leo in the ribs to wake him up. Leo grunted and whoofed."