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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 respirer” — He 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.