"wuff" meaning in English

See wuff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-wuff.ogg Forms: wuffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wuff (plural wuffs)
  1. Alternative form of woof (“dog's bark”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: woof (extra: dog's bark)
    Sense id: en-wuff-en-noun-FncBDaS0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 35
  2. (slang, endearing, chiefly furry fandom) A wolf. Tags: endearing, slang
    Sense id: en-wuff-en-noun-ny9Ge27A Categories (other): Furry fandom, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 35 Topics: lifestyle

Verb

Audio: En-au-wuff.ogg Forms: wuffs [present, singular, third-person], wuffing [participle, present], wuffed [participle, past], wuffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} wuff (third-person singular simple present wuffs, present participle wuffing, simple past and past participle wuffed)
  1. Alternative form of woof (“to bark”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: woof (extra: to bark)
    Sense id: en-wuff-en-verb-tDy32n18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 35

Inflected forms

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