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moo

C2
verbnoun

Pronunciation

UK

  • /mˈuː/

US

  • /ˈmu/

Description

We usually know "moo" as the sound a cow makes. It can be used as a noun for that sound or as a verb when a cow makes it. In simple English, it is the familiar low call of cattle. People also use it in stories, songs, and speech when they want to copy that sound in a playful or vivid way.

So if a child says, "The cow went moo," or if a book says that cows were mooing in the field, the meaning is clear and natural. It is a very common everyday word, but its use stays close to cows and their sound.

Examples

  1. 1

    Farm animals

    The cows started to moo when the farmer brought their food.

  2. 2

    Animal sound

    We heard a loud moo from the field behind the house.

  3. 3

    Child speech

    The baby pointed at the picture of a cow and said, "Moo!"

Forms and spellings

4 forms open this card.

Main spelling

  • moonounverb

Forms

  • moospluralnounverb
  • mooing-ing formverbnoun
  • mooedpast tenseverbnoun