lowing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈləʊɪŋ/
Meanings
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The sound of something that lows.
Nor is Oſiris seen In Memphian Grove, or Green, Trampling the unſhower'd Graſſe with lowings loud:
1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 11:[…] the herd of four or five hundred cattle trotting homewards with loud lowings and bellowings […]
1918, William Henry Hudson, Far Away and Long Ago:And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 15:14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lowings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
cs bučení (sound)