moo

noun

Definition of moonext
as in yip

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moo
  1. quack
  2. cluck
  3. meow
  4. oink
  5. bark
  6. honk
  7. bleat
  8. squawk
Noun
  • The nomination to any responsible position of quacks like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo would put her to that test.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Her favorite recording reminded me of a duck’s quack.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of quack
Noun
  • For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Her 8-year-old daughter, wearing pigtails, sucked on a lollipop as the clucks of chickens cut through the quiet of the neighborhood. 1 of 2 In Georgia, agriculture is a $83.6 billion industry that supports more than 323,000 jobs, according to the Georgia Farm Bureau.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of cluck
Noun
  • But cat owners know that a real cat’s meow can sometimes be anything but.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of meow
Noun
  • This sweet piglet oinks, walks, and wags its tail, making playtime feel like farm life.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This oink vichy seersucker shirt dress is crafted from 100% Italian cotton and combines cute puff sleeves and lace detailing on the collar, along with practical side pockets and a waist tie.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Definition of oink
Noun
  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Since azaleas are acid soil-loving plants, pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of bark
Noun
  • The geese honk, the chickens squawk and the turkeys strut haughtily, unaware that Thanksgiving is nigh.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Into the nighttime, into the rain, their honks croaked and croaked.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Jan. 2024
Definition of honk
Noun
  • Nor is there evidence, much as Trump’s supporters bleat otherwise, that Biden or DOJ influenced the Georgia racketeering charges or the Manhattan case, which was under investigation before either the president or District Attorney Alvin Bragg were elected.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2024
  • Use calls, such as bleats, grunts, snort-wheezes, grunt-snort-wheezes, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of bleat
Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Definition of squawk
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