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moo

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈmu// UK //mˈuː// moo Archaic Slang Vulgar

n. the low, deep sound that a cow makes. You use this word to describe the noise of cattle.

n. the characteristic low, deep vocalisation produced by cattle. Often used onomatopoeically in children's literature or to describe the sound of a herd.


SIMPLE

The cow gives a loud moo when it sees the farmer.

CONTEXTUAL

We woke up early to the sound of a distant moo coming from the neighbor's pasture.

COMPLEX

The silence of the rural evening was interrupted only by the occasional, resonant moo of a cow grazing near the fence.

Synonyms
Origin

Onomatopoeic.

Usage

Often used as an onomatopoeia; can also function as a verb meaning to make this sound.

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