"woofing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊfɪŋ/ [US] Forms: woofings [plural]
enPR: wo͝ofʹĭng Rhymes: -ʊfɪŋ Etymology: From woof + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|woof|ing}} woof + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} woofing (plural woofings)
  1. Act of one who woofs; barking.
    Sense id: en-woofing-en-noun-xlbd8If2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊfɪŋ/ [US]
enPR: wo͝ofʹĭng Rhymes: -ʊfɪŋ Etymology: After WWOOF (“World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms”), an organisation founded in 1971. Etymology templates: {{m|en|WWOOF|t=World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms}} WWOOF (“World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} woofing (uncountable)
  1. Travelling to places for the purpose of volunteering on an organic farm there. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: wwoofing, WWOOFing
    Sense id: en-woofing-en-noun-sXUKWKZb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈwʊfɪŋ/ [US]
enPR: wo͝ofʹĭng Rhymes: -ʊfɪŋ Etymology: From woof + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|woof|ing}} woof + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} woofing
  1. present participle and gerund of woof Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: woof
    Sense id: en-woofing-en-verb-ch21Dil7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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