单词 | whoof |
释义 | whoofv. 1. a. intransitive. To expel breath loudly through the mouth (or nostrils); to make a gruff or abrupt sound resembling this. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > bark or yelp barkc885 yawpc1400 baffc1440 yowta1525 bawl1556 chant1573 blaff1699 youp1855 whoof1863 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] > explosive emission of air puff1828 whoof1863 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile 229 A large female [rhinoceros]..came straight down whoof-whoofing upon me. 1897 Pittsburg Press 15 Jan. 9/3 Once more he leaned down and ‘whoofed’ at the light. 1957 W. Gibbs All Golden Doors x. 142 Rich whoofed with relief. He got out a bandana and mopped his forehead. 1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) vi. 248 He took up a hand mike.., whoofed into it experimentally. 2008 Z. A. Recht Thunder & Ashes (2010) (e-book ed.) He stumbled, falling hard on his back and whoofing as his breath was knocked out of him. b. transitive. To utter or expel (words, breath, etc.) with or as a whoof. Also intransitive (of air, breath, etc.): to be expelled in this way. Often with out. ΚΠ 1887 Scribner's Mag. Dec. 744/2 Flavin whoofed a funnel of doubting cigar-smoke into the teeth of the..breeze. 1911 H. R. Garis Dick Hamilton's Steam Yacht i. 5 He..rolled over and over on the grass, whoofing out the words he could not speak. 1989 W. Ellis Lone Star & Comstock Cross Fire xiii. 122 The other man whoofed a laugh as if it was the best joke he'd heard in weeks. 1992 E. Gorman Prisoners & Other Stories 53 I finally got him in the ribs.., and..heard the air whoof out of him. 2013 A. Irvine Pacific Rim xi. 120 She turned the tables..on him with a straight thrust into his gut. Raleigh whoofed out air and doubled over. c. intransitive. English regional (Liverpool). To break wind, to fart. rare. ΚΠ 1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 117 Whoof, to pass wind. 2. intransitive. To move quickly with a rushing or whooshing sound, as of something passing rapidly through the air; spec. (of fire or flame) to flare up into a sudden blaze. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1895 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 13 Feb. 6/4 When we get to the railroad, I says to dad, ‘Better wait fur the bullgine [sc. a locomotive] to whoof along.’ 1911 A. E. McFarlane Great Bear Island x. 155 The red fire ‘whoofed’ out [of a firework] and leaped up. 1963 Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Aug. 93/1 An arrow whoofed past my ear. 1979 Homes & Gardens June 126/1 ‘I am getting seriously worried about prices. They are going to whoof, like this.’ And his arm rose at a steep angle from his desk and pointed somewhere in the direction of the stratosphere. 1999 Advertiser (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Aug. Dwyer said the man poured the spirits on hot coals at his home..about 8pm. ‘It basically just whoofed up in their faces,’ he said. 2009 G. Boyle Port City Shake Down xxx. 125 The chopper dipped and whoofed by them, the pilot giving a salute as they passed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whoofint.n. A. int. 1. Representing the sound made when expelling breath loudly through the mouth, expressing various emotions and responses, such as alarm, surprise, relief, etc. Cf. oof int. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 a1766 F. Sheridan Concl. Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph (1767) IV. 75 Whuph! it is past two o'clock in the morning. 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xxxi. 595 ‘You triumph, my little boy; but it is your character to triumph. Whoof!’ In the hour of his triumph, his moustache went up and his nose came down. 1921 A. S. M. Hutchinson If Winter Comes iii. ii. §3 Whoof! He blew a cyclonic blast down the speaking tube. 1966 R. H. Rimmer Harrad Exper. (1967) 34 Woof! I'm pooped. 2003 J. Stroud Amulet of Samarkand xxvi. 269 The..face..blew out its cheeks with relief. ‘Whoof! I don't mind telling you, that was bad for my system.’ 2. Representing a rushing or whooshing sound as that made by the wind, something travelling rapidly through the air, the sudden flaring up of a fire, a muffled or distant explosion, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > explosive emission of air puff1606 whiff1712 fuff1804 whoof1866 boof1906 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [interjection] > explosive emission of air poof1824 whoof1866 whoosh1899 1866 G. M. Fenn Bent, not Broken III. v. 78 ‘Whoof!’ said the wind, rushing along in full chase of a drove of the sere and yellow leaves of autumn. 1913 House & Garden July 44/1 One heard it [sc. an automobile in a race]: next instant it burst into view..: whoof! it was past, almost sucking the onlooker into the void behind it. 1945 Penguin New Writing 23 10 Her great guns swing up... Then woof! with a sheet of flame that hides the ship she's hurled a packet of one-ton bricks at something out of sight. 2006 G. Nimse Interpreter (2007) xvii. 265 Whoof. The jeep's petrol tank blew up in a searing sheet of flame, then another as its jerrican went up too. B. n. 1. A sound of breath being expelled loudly through the mouth. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others chopa1657 twee1708 cheep1819 boo hoo1841 whoof1846 yack1860 twanka-pang1929 wah-wah1938 1846 Spirit of Times (N.Y.) 29 Aug. 312/1 As he placed his hand upon the snorer's breast, a sudden ‘whoof!’ escaped him. 1912 W. Irwin Where Heart Is v. 67 She deposited her suit-case in her room with a ‘whoof!’ of relief, and sprawled out in her Morris chair. 1989 L. Jones & B. E. Wheeler Curing Cross-eyed Mule 124 The vet..inserted part of it [sc. a hose] into the mule's rear end, took a deep breath, blew a sharp whoof! into the hose, and, lo, the mule rose it its feet. 2007 D. Campbell Bone Lake xlvi. 347 She heard a whoof of surprise and the sound of his body hitting the breakfast bar. 2. A rushing or whooshing sound as that made by the wind, something travelling rapidly through the air, the flaring up of a fire, a muffled or distant explosion, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > rushing sound rushinga1398 rusha1500 whither?a1505 whithering1787 rushingness1833 whoop1840 whoo1842 whooping1884 whooing1890 whoof1898 1898 F. A. Ober Crusoe's Island xi. 105 This species [sc. of hummingbird] and the emerald variety are very brave.., darting to any intruder..with a ‘whoof, whoof’ of the wings that is startling, when heard in the stillness of the deep forest. 1921 ‘K. Mansfield’ Scrapbook (1939) 182 The heavy baize door swung to with a ‘woof’. 1962 R. White Foreign Soil 137 Someone threw a torch at the pyre, and with a ‘whoof’ flames burst from the kerosene-soaked wood. 2019 MailOnline (Nexis) 19 Sept. As I jumped the torch fell into the crate of books, and with a huge WHOOF! it was aflame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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