# mooing

Pronunciation: say "MOO-ing" /ˈmuːɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of moo. — present participle and gerund of moo
   - Simple: Present participle of moo. Use this form for what a cow is doing right now.
   - _The herd kept mooing as the farmer approached with feed._
   - _Mooing softly, the cow nudged her newborn calf._

## Noun

2. The act of producing a cow's call, or the low, drawn-out sound itself.
   - Simple: The low, deep sound that a cow makes, or the act of making it.
   - _The constant mooing of the herd carried across the valley._
   - _She recognized each cow by the pitch of its mooing._

## Adjective

3. Extremely rare; used humorously of meat cooked so briefly it might as well still be alive.
   - Simple: Used as a joke for meat that is cooked so little it seems almost raw.
   - _He sent the steak back for being too well done; he prefers it practically mooing._
   - _The diner ordered his roast beef mooing and got it bloody and barely seared._

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