See foof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"together"
],
[
"skin",
"skin"
],
[
"raspberry",
"raspberry"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/fuːf/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foof.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/55/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-foof.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-foof.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/55/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-foof.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-foof.wav.ogg"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to blow air through the lips",
"word": "pfeifen"
}
],
"word": "foof"
}
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