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Word: Whoof
Speech Type: Verb
mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Hanning Speke (1827–1864), explorer in Africa. From whoof
To expel breath loudly through the mouth (or nostrils); to make a gruff or abrupt sound resembling this.
To utter or expel (words, breath, etc.) with or as a whoof. Also without object (of air, breath, etc.): to be expelled in this way. Often with out.
To break wind, to fart.
To move quickly with a rushing or whooshing sound, as of something passing rapidly through the air; specifically (of fire or flame) to flare up into a sudden blaze.
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