to low
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8.2
- verb
- /loʊ/
- In the distance, a cow lowed, and she opened her eyes.
- cows lowing
- cattle lowing
- calves lowing
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Examples
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The remaining cattle lowed continually in complaint.
Fiction book (1997) -
The lowing herd is still with us.
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When she was done, she rested on her heels, listening to lowing cattle.
Fiction book (1996) -
Distant sounds wove into the air again: children shouting, cows lowing as they came in from the back pastures.
Fiction book (1993) -
The cows had begun lowing, and the calf, sensing fear from them, began bawling.
Fiction book (1990) -
Opal had come to a standstill in the back of the pasture and was lowing piteously.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the sun set, the cows began to low softly in the fading light.
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In the quiet of the farm, a solitary cow lowed as it searched for its calf.
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She watched the herd as the cows lowed in response to the approaching storm.
Synonyms
14
1.0
To make a deep low sound like a cow
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
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Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
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A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
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4.9
A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
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A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
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A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
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6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
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5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
1
3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
1
8.4
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
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5.4
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Etymology
Low as a verb for a cow's sound is a word that copies the noise the animal makes, like 'moo', and old English had a similar word for that sound. So to 'low' is simply to make the deep, long sound cows make.