blaffen

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑfə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: blaf‧fen
• Rhymes: -ɑfən

Onomatopoeic.

• baffen
• beffen

blaffen

1. (intransitive) to bark, like a canine and certain others species
2. (intransitive) to shout rudely etc.
3. (intransitive) to grumble, notably said of a hungry stomach
4. (intransitive) to utter pointless sounds, e.g. protest or argue in vain

• bassen

• aanblaffen
• afblaffen
• beblaffen
• blaf
• blaffer
• blafhoest
• blafkaak
• blafs
• geblaf
• nablaffen
• tegenblaffen
• toeblaffen

• Afrikaans: blaf
• Negerhollands: baf
• → English: blaff
• → Papiamentu: blaf

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

blaffen

1. plural of blaf

Ultimately onomatopoeic. Attested 15th century in the sense “to wail with pain”, compare also Alemannic German blaffe (“to chatter”). The sense “to bark” is more northern, possibly borrowed from Middle Dutch blaffen (1350), whence also obsolete English blaff. Compare bellen, kläffen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈblafən/
• Rhymes: -afn̩

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blaffen (weak, third-person singular present blafft, past tense blaffte, past participle geblafft, auxiliary haben)

1. to bark briefly
2. to speak or shout in an aggressive, rude manner

• anblaffen
• Blaffer
• Geblaff

• “blaffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “blaffen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “blaffen” in Duden online
• “blaffen” in OpenThesaurus.de
• “blaffen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.