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Woof vs Gobble - What's the difference?

woof | gobble |

As nouns the difference between woof and gobble

is that woof is the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle or woof can be the sound a dog makes when barking while gobble is the sound of a turkey.

As verbs the difference between woof and gobble

is that woof is to make a woofing sound while gobble is to make the sound of a turkey.

As an interjection woof

is (humorous) expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

As an acronym woof

is (marketing) well off older folks.

woof

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) oof, owf, from (etyl) , from Proto-Germanic *webanan'' (to weave), from Proto-Indo-European ''*webh-''/''*wobh- (to weave, to lace together).

Noun

(en noun)
  • the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.
  • A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
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    Synonyms
    * (crosswise thread or yarn) weft

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound a dog makes when barking.
    • Coordinate terms
    * (sound of a dog) bark, bow wow, growl, howl, snarl, whimper, whine, yap, yelp, yip

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a woofing sound

    • Etymology 3

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (marketing) Well Off Older Folks
  • (agriculture) Work on organic farm
    • English onomatopoeias ----

    gobble

    English

    Verb

    (gobbl)
  • To make the sound of a turkey.
  • * Goldsmith
    • He gobbles out a note of self-approbation.
  • To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff. Often used with up
    • He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • supper gobbled up in haste

    Synonyms

    * (eat quickly or greedily) (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * gobbler * gobble off * gobbly

    See also

    * cluck * gobbledegook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a turkey.
  • (Scotland, slang, vulgar) fellatio; blowjob
  • * 2009 , Mandasue Heller, The Charmer
    • Nowadays, he was lucky if his mam's auld drinking cronies gave him a gobble .