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arf

/ɑːrf/

Meanings
interjection
Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Examples :

""Arf!" barked the dog excitedly as the mailman arrived. "
animal sound language

Related Words

Illustration mailman

mailman noun

/ˈmeɪl.mən/

Someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes

"The mailman delivered the important letter to my aunt's house. "

Illustration as

as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

Illustration dog

dog noun

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

Illustration arrived

arrived verb

/əˈɹaɪvd/

To reach; to get to a certain place.

"He arrived home for two days."

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration bark

bark noun

/bɑːk/ /bɑɹk/

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

"The dog's loud bark startled the children playing in the park. "

Illustration barked

barked verb

/bɑːrkt/ /bɑɹkt/

To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

"The dog barked loudly at the mailman. "

Illustration excitedly

excitedly adverb

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪdlɪ/ /ekˈsaɪtɪdlɪ/

In an excited manner.

"The children excitedly opened their birthday presents. "

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."