"whuff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whuffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whuff (plural whuffs)
  1. A blowing or puffing noise.
    Sense id: en-whuff-en-noun-DiqJ2r~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 29 20 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 22 27
  2. Alternative form of woof (“dog's bark”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: woof (extra: dog's bark)
    Sense id: en-whuff-en-noun-8KS6RmP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 29 20 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 22 27

Verb

Forms: whuffs [present, singular, third-person], whuffing [participle, present], whuffed [participle, past], whuffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} whuff (third-person singular simple present whuffs, present participle whuffing, simple past and past participle whuffed)
  1. To make a blowing or puffing noise.
    Sense id: en-whuff-en-verb-zJJ7QW6c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 29 20 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 22 27
  2. Alternative form of woof (“to bark”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: woof (extra: to bark)
    Sense id: en-whuff-en-verb-My~ZZwwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 29 20 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 22 27

Inflected forms

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