bowwow

bow·wow

noun \ˈbau̇-ˌwau̇, bau̇-ˈ\

Definition of BOWWOW

1

: the bark of a dog; also : dog

2

: noisy clamor

3

: arrogant dogmatic manner

Examples of BOWWOW

1. <the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas>

Origin of BOWWOW

imitative

First Known Use: 1576

Related to BOWWOW

Synonyms: babel, blare, bluster, noise, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar

Antonyms: quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words: discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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Rhymes with BOWWOW

Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chowchow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, jiao, Jungfrau, know-how, kowtow, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, meow, Moscow, nohow, Palau, powwow, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau