maa

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/mɑː//mæː/[mæ̰ː ~ mæˀæˀæ]

interjection

A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
verbmaa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)

present singular third person maas · participle present maaing · participle past maaed · past maaed

  1. intransitiveTo make such a sound.

    Now it's even worse! The goat maas all the time. And the smell...

    1992, Josepha Sherman, A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore, page 126
    1 more example

    Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. The cows mooed, the sheep maaed […]

    2000, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
meh

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with maa

lapamanaardaspahayaraahtabrazakaallahpapachafraabashahskamoinah
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Anagrams

amaaam
Cite this entry
APA

maa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maa

MLA

“maa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maa.

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