to bowwow
7.9
To make a sound like a dog's bark
- verb
- /ˈbaʊˌwaʊ/
- Baby Talk
:
hacer guau
- She could bowwow so realistically that even the neighbor's dog barked back.
Examples
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Can you bowwow like a dog?
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When he heard the dog, the baby tried to bowwow in response.
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The children loved to bowwow during their pretend play as puppies.
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The dog bowwowed loudly at the mailman.
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During their playtime, the kids love to bowwow and pretend to be dogs.
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When the dog barked, the little girl responded by trying to bowwow back.
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He practiced how to bowwow for the school play about a dog's life.
Synonyms
to bark
vsto bowwow
109
1.0
To make a sharp loud sound like a dog
tends to include imitation or playful use rather than loud force
to woof
vsto bowwow
2
2.4
To make a short sound like a dog to show it is alert or playful
also covers making an imitation of the sound not only literal dog noise
to wuff
vsto bowwow
9.9
To make a soft low barking sound like a small dog
is broader covering ordinary or playful imitations rather than only soft sounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bowwow started as people copying a dog's bark, so as a verb to bowwow is to make a dog's 'bark' sound. So when you say someone can bowwow, you mean they can imitate a dog.