moo

[ moo ]

verb (used without object)

, mooed, moo·ing.

1. to utter the characteristic deep sound of a cow; low.

noun

, plural moos.

1. a mooing sound.

moo

/ muː /

verb

1. intr (of a cow, bull, etc) to make a characteristic deep long sound; low

interjection

1. an instance or imitation of this sound

Word History and Origins

Origin of moo¹

First recorded in 1540–50; imitative

Example Sentences

Rock reportedly coined the phrase, “Cows moo, dogs bark, Labour puts up taxes.”

From The Daily Beast

The Moo Cluck Moo empire consists of two small outlets with about two-dozen employees.

From The Daily Beast

In September, Moo Cluck Moo raised wages to the unthinkable level of $15 an hour.

From The Daily Beast

By this time next year, Moo Cluck Moo hopes to have about a half-dozen units in the Detroit area.

From The Daily Beast

Moo Cluck Moo, which has been in business for less than a year, has a single restaurant.

From The Daily Beast

But she didnae speak plain, ye maun understand; but yam-yammered, like a powny wi' the bit in its moo.

From Project Gutenberg

As for e secunde, ou schalt know at ou most haue one rewe of figures, & no moo, as ou hayst in e the third; craft of duplacio.

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Everywhere buffalo people were running toward them to greet them with the "Moo!"

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Kai-moo, she continued, might be regarded as fashioned like herself, being deformed in shape and repellent in appearance.

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Mary, yah-kwa Boston man tik-eh moo-sum me-si-ka house po-lak-le.

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