arf

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interjection

Synonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).

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woofbow-wowAKIacute kidney injuryAKFacute kidney failure
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Meanings

arf1

interjection
  1. Synonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).

    Synonyms: woof

  2. Synonym of woof (“expressing strong physical attraction”).

    Synonyms: woof

ARF2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of acute renal failure.

    Synonyms: AKI, acute kidney injury, AKF, acute kidney failure

  2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of analog radio frequency.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
phrase
  1. computing"Abort, Retry, Fail?"

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionSynonym of woof (“sound of a dog's bark”).

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woof

interjectionSynonym of woof (“expressing strong physical attraction”).

Similar
woof
Similar
bow-wow
Also see
acute kidney injuryaki

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

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Translations

Czech haf
  • hafrepresenting dog's bark
Danish vov
  • vovrepresenting dog's bark
French ouaf
  • ouafrepresenting dog's bark
Portuguese au au
  • au aurepresenting dog's bark
Romanian ham-ham
  • ham-hamrepresenting dog's bark
Russian ав-а́в
  • ав-а́в (av-áv)representing dog's bark
Scottish Gaelic af
  • afrepresenting dog's bark
Spanish guau
  • guaurepresenting dog's bark
Swedish voff
  • voffrepresenting dog's bark
Tamil லொள்
  • லொள் (loḷ)representing dog's bark

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arf

scarfbarfBarfftharf
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Anagrams

farfraRAF
Cite this entry
APA

arf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arf

MLA

“arf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arf.

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