Examples of hoof in a Sentence
The cast was hoofing on the stage.
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Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
But the actor broke his foot, making the appointment nearly impossible due to the physical demands of hoofing it up and down the Palais steps and shuttling back and forth to screenings and jury commitments.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
In Manhattan, Henry hoofed through the city’s streets and into its clattering manufacturers’ workshops day after day, trying to drum up interest in her interchangeable umbrella.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The League shared the clip of Vicario hoofing a free-kick from his own half straight out of play during Spurs’ 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, accompanied by the caption: ‘Just how the play was drawn up’.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
But the actor broke his foot, making the appointment nearly impossible due to the physical demands of hoofing it up and down the Palais steps and shuttling back and forth to screenings and jury commitments.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
In Manhattan, Henry hoofed through the city’s streets and into its clattering manufacturers’ workshops day after day, trying to drum up interest in her interchangeable umbrella.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The League shared the clip of Vicario hoofing a free-kick from his own half straight out of play during Spurs’ 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, accompanied by the caption: ‘Just how the play was drawn up’.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Hoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoof. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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plural hooves
ˈhu̇vz 
ˈhüvz
or hoofs
1
: a covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the toes of some mammals (as horses, oxen, and pigs) and that corresponds to a nail or claw
2
: a hoofed foot especially of a horse
hoofed
adjective
ˈhu̇ft,
ˈhüft,
ˈhu̇vd,
ˈhüvd
hoof
2 of 2 verb1
: to walk especially with haste
hoofed it to class
2
: to dance especially as a performer
watched the cast hoofing on the stage
hoofer
noun
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