blaff

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verb

to bark

OriginDutch blaffen →
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Meanings

verbblaff (third-person singular simple present blaffs, present participle blaffing, simple past and past participle blaffed)

present singular third person blaffs · participle present blaffing · participle past blaffed · past blaffed

  1. obsoleteto bark

Origin

  1. Dutchblaffen
  2. Englishblaff

17th century, from Dutch blaffen.

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APA

blaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaff

MLA

“blaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blaff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaff.

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