as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
the blazing sun soon had the men doffing their jackets
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Tang Ren’s histrionic, oftentimes scatological behavior is offset by Qin Feng’s almost superhuman intuition, and director Chen Sicheng has repeatedly doffed his cap to the BBC’s hugely successful series Sherlock, not least in the vivid visualisations of Holmes’ deductive reasoning.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Organizers recited an ancient Hawaiian prayer before we were each provided a tool, and told to doff our shoes and step into the frigid waters surrounding the fields.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
Shame is doffed like a dowdy jacket; the body is unequivocally embraced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The South American player, 37, doffed his shirt and unbuckled his pants to play through the 13th hole after his ball landed on the muddy shore of a pond at the DP World Tour’s Soudal Open in Schilde, Belgium on Friday, May 24.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Organizers recited an ancient Hawaiian prayer before we were each provided a tool, and told to doff our shoes and step into the frigid waters surrounding the fields.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
Shame is doffed like a dowdy jacket; the body is unequivocally embraced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The South American player, 37, doffed his shirt and unbuckled his pants to play through the 13th hole after his ball landed on the muddy shore of a pond at the DP World Tour’s Soudal Open in Schilde, Belgium on Friday, May 24.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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“Doff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doff. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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