Synonyms

hooves

American

[hoovz, hoovz] / hʊvz, huvz /

noun

a plural of hoof.

hooves British

/ huːvz /

noun

a plural of hoof

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Example Sentences

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That sound of hooves isn't retreating reindeer, but advancing Red Bulls.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

If the clomping hooves from the first horseman’s approaching steed got too loud, we’d just turn the music up.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

Best among them is the picture of a woman who tugs on a goat’s hooves, the animal largely out of frame, struggling against its weight as she grips a blade between her teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Unlike the forefoot, which makes contact with the ground only through its hooves, the hind feet also included a fleshy heel pad behind the hooves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

I imagined if I could see beneath his horse’s hooves, the horseshoes would be gold.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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