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aboyer

/a.bwa.je/

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verb/a.bwa.je/

to bark; to scream at or inveigh against somebody; to scream or yell in short bouts; to bark

Il aboie des ordres sans s'arrêter pour respirerHe barks orders without pausing to breathe.

From Middle French abayer, from Old French abaier, abayer, abaüer, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Latin baubari, Italian abbaiare.