moo
verb (used without object)
to utter the characteristic deep sound of a cow; low.
had been mooing
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past perfect progressiveof moo.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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On a recent morning, the biggest crisis of this sort involved a cow named Narcissa, who had been mooing for two days straight because her calf had been taken off to the slaughterhouse.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2013
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