lowing

Sound from pastures

Lowing is the deep, prolonged sound cattle make—a moo or bellow.

The word appears most often in pastoral or literary contexts: The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea.

It suggests a gentler, more mournful sound than a full bellow.

cattle

moo

Bovine vocalization

calf · heifer · steer · bull · oxen · dairy · udder · milking · grazing · livestock

sound

bellow

Loud, deep cry

  • callContact by phone
  • cryVocal expression of emotion
  • mournfulShowing or feeling grief

plaintive · distant · echo · resound · audible · chorus · drone · rumble · deep · sonorous

pastoral

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

rustic · verdant · pastureland · tranquility · serenity · grazing · shepherd · flock · homestead · village

Categories
Opposites
animal vocalization type

lowingbleating

Crying like sheep

squealing · shrieking · cackling · crowing · screeching

sound quality

lowingshrieking

Emitting shrill, loud cries

screeching · squealing · screaming · wailing · keening

Family

low, lower, lowest, lowered, lowering, lows, lowercase, lowermost, lowed

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G