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moo

noun

Definition of moo

as in yip

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Recent Examples of moo Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo. — Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026 How moo moo came to be be The Facebook group and the resulting moo moo movement began with a conversation between Huckins and a friend, according to both women. — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.

— New York Times, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

Definition of yip

Noun

Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of bray

Noun

There's a sensual coo just waiting to whisper out of you this week, Sagittarius, so be sure to set aside some time for intimacy.

— Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
As the family is photographed, several Aces members come in and pause for a brief hug and coo before ducking quickly out of frame.

— Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Definition of coo

Noun

But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of quack

Noun

In Threes, builds its sentences from splats, crashes, clucks, clinks, whooshes, and thuds.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
On a recent Saturday, visitors swelter under the sun in a long line stretching into the dirt parking lot and swap rumors as passing chickens cluck at their ankles.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of cluck

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

During this stage, the ribs will develop color, bark, and smoke flavor.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Simply apply 1 to 2 inches of natural mulch, like bark mulch, over the roots of your plants to lock in soil moisture and keep the mulch line at least 1 inch away from the plant's stems.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

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