whoof

intj

1. The sound of a dog barking.
2. The sound of a steam train, steam boat, etc.

   “Whoof! whoof! its steaming breath hissed at her.”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of woof.

   “Thor rose from beside the rock with a prodigious whoof that roused Muskwa.”

   “A little whoof, like the sound that would be made by a baby and it asleep, came from Cona'n.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To make sound like a dog's bark; to bark.

   “It was quite an expedition that Ida met, a kind of elfin's rout it looked in the moonlight, children and animals and a fairy-like presence with a face like a moon-lily, all scampering and squealing and whoofing and miauling in a merry game they were making of their progress.”

2. (intransitive)To make a snuffling noise, like a bear vocalising, or a steam engine puffing.

   “He kicked Leo in the ribs to wake him up. Leo grunted and whoofed.”