Lowing

//ˈləʊɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of something that lows.

    "And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of low form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes."

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blatantcryinghowlingmooingmooingpuling

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"The cattle were heard lowing most lamentably, several of them were seen wandering and running about in disorder and the shepherds believed that these were lamentations and marks of sorrow for their departed master."

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