lowing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of low

   The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes.

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   a. 1882, anonymous, "Away In a Manger" But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.

plural lowings

1. 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

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   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

   […] the herd of four or five hundred cattle trotting homewards with loud lowings and bellowings […]

   1918, William Henry Hudson, Far Away and Long Ago