"yaff" meaning in All languages combined

See yaff on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: yaffs [present, singular, third-person], yaffing [participle, present], yaffed [participle, past], yaffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} yaff (third-person singular simple present yaffs, present participle yaffing, simple past and past participle yaffed)
  1. (UK, dialectal) To bark, yelp. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-yaff-en-verb-HMaHigmG Categories (other): British English
  2. (England, regional) To scold; to nag. Tags: England, regional
    Sense id: en-yaff-en-verb-4P9RH6d3 Categories (other): English English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Verb [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} yaff
  1. To bark like a snarling dog.
    Sense id: en-yaff-sco-verb-AAdhALzg Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Woleaian]

IPA: /ˈjafː/
Head templates: {{head|woe|noun}} yaff
  1. coconut crab (Birgus latro) Categories (lifeform): Anomurans
    Sense id: en-yaff-woe-noun-A5YXpZnN Categories (other): Woleaian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yaff meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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