different between roaring vs woofing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???????/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Hyphenation: roar?ing

Adjective

roaring

1. Intensive; extreme.
2. Very successful; lively.

   Synonyms: thriving, prosperous, bustling; see also Thesaurus:prosperous

   The ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade in the midday heat.

   • 1903, Robert Barr, The O'Ruddy Chapter 17

     But finally we came to a river with hundreds of boats upon it, and there was a magnificent bridge, and on the other bank was a roaring city, and through the fog the rain came down thick as the tears of the angels. "That 's London," said I.

Verb

roaring

1. present participle of roar

Noun

roaring (plural roarings)

1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
2. An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion.
3. (Britain Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) to cry

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: wo?of??ng, IPA^(key): /?w?f??/
• Rhymes: -?f??
• Hyphenation: woof?ing

Etymology 1

From woof +? -ing.

Verb

woofing

1. present participle of woof

Noun

woofing (plural woofings)

1. Act of woofing; barking.

Etymology 2

After WWOOF, which stands for "World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms" or "Willing Workers on Organic Farms", an organisation founded in 1971.

Alternative forms

• wwoofing
• WWOOFing

Noun

woofing (uncountable)

1. Travelling to places for the purpose of volunteering on an organic farm there.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English woofing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wu.fi?/

Noun

woofing m (uncountable)

1. woofing (travelling to volunteer on an organic farm)