Home › Words › B › blaffblaffblaff means to bark.Etymology17th century, from Dutch blaffen.verbto barkDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baff 67% match — To bark; yelp. vs blaff →blaffert 65% match — An old European coin. vs blaff →latrate 64% match — To bark; to make doglike noises. vs blaff →blaat 63% match — The sound of a fart. vs blaff →yaff 63% match — To bark, yelp. vs blaff →waff 61% match — To bark; to woof. vs blaff →blat 61% match — To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat. vs blaff →allatrate 59% match — To bark. vs blaff →