blaffen
German, verb/ˈblafən/
blaffen is spelled B-L-A-F-F-E-N (7 letters). Blaffen is a German verb meaning “to bark briefly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich deutlich und aufgebracht/unwirsch äußern”.
What does blaffen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bark briefly
- 2
to speak or shout in an aggressive, rude manner
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich deutlich und aufgebracht/unwirsch äußern 2. von Hunden: kurz bellen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of blaffen
- blafft present singular third-person
- blaffte past
- geblafft participle past
- haben auxiliary
- blaffend participle present
- blaffe first-person indicative present
- blaffst indicative present second-person
- blaffest second-person singular subjunctive
- blaffet plural second-person subjunctive
- blafften first-person indicative plural
- blafftest indicative preterite second-person
- blafftet indicative plural preterite
- blaff imperative second-person singular
- habe geblafft first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben geblafft first-person indicative multiword-construction
- blaff! imperative singular
- blaffe! imperative singular
- blafft! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce blaffen?
- /ˈblafən/
- [ˈblafn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to blaffen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.