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Examples
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The sow moved off into the brush just a short distance, whoofing all the time, calling the cub.
Close One! 2007
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“Unless you†™ re whoofing down one of the Deadly Nightshades, poison ivy, or something like that.”
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A neighbor came through, with one of his lion hunting hounds whoofing in a box in back.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2006
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His horse reared, eyes rolling, and he tumbled from the saddle, the breath whoofing out of him as he hit the ground.
Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001
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For a while I was whoofing and puffing so bad everybody backed away.
Dread Brass Shadows Cook, Glen 1990
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In the curling of the smoke from the corner of his mouth, in the whoofing of it toward the ceiling, in the squaring of the thick shoulders as he passed out -- there was a hint of rebellion.
Sonnie-Boy's People 1912
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Leading myself, bending down to steal in, I tracked up a run till half-way through cover, when suddenly before me, like a pig from a hole, a large female, with her young one behind her, came straight down whoof-whoofing upon me.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845
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Only, there was no jawing, or whoofing, or barking, or anything of the sort.
CelticsBlog Greg Payne 2010
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Unless you’ re whoofing down one of the Deadly Nightshades, poison ivy, or something like that.
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Brewster’s feet got tangled up together and he stumbled, falling hard on his back and whoofing as his breath was knocked out of him.
Thunder and Ashes Z.A. Recht 2008
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