wooflev.

Brit.

/ˈwʊfl/, U.S.

/ˈwʊf(ə)l/

Forms: 1900s– whooffle, 1900s– whoofle, 1900s– wooffle, 1900s– woofle.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative; compare -le suffix 3. Probably partly suggested by wolf v. (see especially wolf v. 1), whoof v., snuffle v., and perhaps also whuffle vb. at whuff v. Derivatives.

1. Chiefly of a person or animal.

a. transitive. To consume (food or drink) with a snuffling, snorting, or growling sound; to eat eagerly, greedily, or noisily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink noisily

slurp1648

bibble1861

woofle1902

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > snort

sneeze1493

snur1523

snurt1549

snortle1577

snot1662

snotter1710

snort1818

woofle1902

1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 225 To have him fill his saucer and go whoofling up his tea.

1941 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. 29 June 2 b/1 He is woofling a spoonful of soup into his person, she pauses between bites of grapefruit.

1971 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 26 Nov. 7/5 George Hamilton whoofled his Thanksgiving turkey early—at the Stage Delly.

2014 @DooferDog 12 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 17 Feb. 2021) Just woofled down scrambled egg & chicken.

b. intransitive. To make a low snuffling, snorting, or growling sound.

ΚΠ

1932 [implied in: L. A. G. Strong Don Juan & Wheelbarrow 156 A whoofling and puffing behind him announced Joey. Sutherland turned round to him abruptly. ‘Stop here,’ he said... He could not see Joey's face properly, but he knew from experience the ludicrous expression of bewilderment which it would wear. (at woofling n.)].

1937 J. T. Rogers in Adventure Sept. 50/1 He smacked his lips, his mustache was greasy, his lips gobbled, his teeth champed and sucked, he grunted and whoofled and snarled. ‘Good eating... What is it?’

1940 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 2 Nov. 4/4 The elephant herd may be seen, munching hay and woofling softly through their trunks.

1971 Atlanta Constit. 12 Apr. 5 a/1 He [a homeless man] hadn't been around in a long time, woofling through his moustache and peering through his granny-glasses.

2013 E. Morse White Dog fell from Sky viii. 53 Outside, she could hear the dogs at it, circling the house.., woofling and digging.

2. intransitive. Of a motor vehicle or its engine: to make a low, throbbing growling or rumbling sound; (of a vehicle) to move with such a sound.

ΚΠ

1910 N.Y. Times 25 Sept. 14/3 We turned our weeping ottomobile from this saddish sight and went whoofling over Brooklyn Bridge.

1946 Motor 18 Sept. 130/3 A double-deck bus woofling out round the wrong side of street island.

1998 Independent (Nexis) 23 May 8 You can overtake almost anything, engine woofling then building to a cackle the way V8s do, supercharger humming.

2005 Evo June 76/1 Through the industrial fringes of Seville, the M6 feels effortlessly muscular, both in the way it woofles along at minimal revs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	woofle
释义	wooflev. Brit. /ˈwʊfl/, U.S. /ˈwʊf(ə)l/ Forms: 1900s– whooffle, 1900s– whoofle, 1900s– wooffle, 1900s– woofle. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative; compare -le suffix 3. Probably partly suggested by wolf v. (see especially wolf v. 1), whoof v., snuffle v., and perhaps also whuffle vb. at whuff v. Derivatives. 1. Chiefly of a person or animal. a. transitive. To consume (food or drink) with a snuffling, snorting, or growling sound; to eat eagerly, greedily, or noisily. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink noisily slurp1648 bibble1861 woofle1902 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > snort sneeze1493 snur1523 snurt1549 snortle1577 snot1662 snotter1710 snort1818 woofle1902 1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 225 To have him fill his saucer and go whoofling up his tea. 1941 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. 29 June 2 b/1 He is woofling a spoonful of soup into his person, she pauses between bites of grapefruit. 1971 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 26 Nov. 7/5 George Hamilton whoofled his Thanksgiving turkey early—at the Stage Delly. 2014 @DooferDog 12 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 17 Feb. 2021) Just woofled down scrambled egg & chicken. b. intransitive. To make a low snuffling, snorting, or growling sound. ΚΠ 1932 [implied in: L. A. G. Strong Don Juan & Wheelbarrow 156 A whoofling and puffing behind him announced Joey. Sutherland turned round to him abruptly. ‘Stop here,’ he said... He could not see Joey's face properly, but he knew from experience the ludicrous expression of bewilderment which it would wear. (at woofling n.)]. 1937 J. T. Rogers in Adventure Sept. 50/1 He smacked his lips, his mustache was greasy, his lips gobbled, his teeth champed and sucked, he grunted and whoofled and snarled. ‘Good eating... What is it?’ 1940 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 2 Nov. 4/4 The elephant herd may be seen, munching hay and woofling softly through their trunks. 1971 Atlanta Constit. 12 Apr. 5 a/1 He [a homeless man] hadn't been around in a long time, woofling through his moustache and peering through his granny-glasses. 2013 E. Morse White Dog fell from Sky viii. 53 Outside, she could hear the dogs at it, circling the house.., woofling and digging. 2. intransitive. Of a motor vehicle or its engine: to make a low, throbbing growling or rumbling sound; (of a vehicle) to move with such a sound. ΚΠ 1910 N.Y. Times 25 Sept. 14/3 We turned our weeping ottomobile from this saddish sight and went whoofling over Brooklyn Bridge. 1946 Motor 18 Sept. 130/3 A double-deck bus woofling out round the wrong side of street island. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 23 May 8 You can overtake almost anything, engine woofling then building to a cackle the way V8s do, supercharger humming. 2005 Evo June 76/1 Through the industrial fringes of Seville, the M6 feels effortlessly muscular, both in the way it woofles along at minimal revs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1902
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