different between whoof vs whoo

English

Interjection

whoof

1. The sound of a dog barking.
2. The sound of a steam train, steam boat, etc.

Noun

whoof (plural whoofs)

1. Alternative spelling of woof

Verb

whoof (third-person singular simple present whoofs, present participle whoofing, simple past and past participle whoofed)

1. (intransitive) To make a snuffling noise, like a bear or a steam engine.
   • 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game

     He kicked Leo in the ribs to wake him up. Leo grunted and whoofed.

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: wo?o, IPA^(key): /wu?/
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophones: woo (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Interjection

whoo

1. An expression of delight.
2. The wailing cry of a ghost.
3. The cry of an owl

Synonyms

• (expression of delight): wahoo, whoopee, yay, yippee
• (cry of an owl): tuwhit tuwhoo

Verb

whoo (third-person singular simple present whoos, present participle whooing, simple past and past participle whooed)

1. To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Part 6:

     "Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape, and whooing and whooing, and privately swearing, and never being able to produce a note. Why, you are quite cross because you can't do it."