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DictionarylowCattle call
noun / verb

low

The deep call of cattle.

A cow lows beside the closed barn door.

Etymology
lowOld Englishto moo

The Old English verb already named the sound made by cattle. The noun names that same deep call and has a separate history from low meaning not high.

More examples

  • We heard the low of cattle across the valley.
  • The hungry calves lowed until the farmer arrived.
  • Cattle were lowing in the meadow at dusk.

Forms

low · lows · lowed · lowing

Similar words

moo
The more usual everyday word for this sound.
bellow
A louder, forceful call also made by other animals.