mooing

SayMOO-ing/ˈmuːɪŋ/

3 meanings of mooing

1
verb
Present participle of moo. Use this form for what a cow is doing right now.
The cows were mooing all morning in the barn.
I could hear a calf mooing near the fence.
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2
noununcountable
The low, deep sound that a cow makes, or the act of making it.
The loud mooing woke us before sunrise.
A gentle mooing came from the field beyond the gate.
Similarlowing
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3
adjectivehumorous
Used as a joke for meat that is cooked so little it seems almost raw.
Like a steak so barely cooked it seems the cow could still walk away.
He likes his burgers almost mooing, barely cooked at all.
She asked for a mooing steak and the chef laughed.
Similarraw, bloody

mooing is a form of moo

moo, verb: To make the deep, low sound that cows make. Full entry

Forms: moomoos he/she/itmooing -ing formmooed past tense, past participle
Spelling: moo → mooing: add -ing

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