as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas
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Noun
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Then Zverev wasted a 3-1 lead in the tiebreaker, which Cobolli concluded with a forehand winner up the line that produced a roar from the crowd.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026 -
Sleek Noise-cancelling Headphones From the roar of the engine to conversations from nearby neighbors, plane travel can often be noisy, even if you’re seated in first class.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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While these instruments might be heard loudly on the streets, they have been banned at the World Cup this year in Mexico to prevent excessive noise.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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From noise-cancelling headphones to cozy travel wraps, here are the seven travel essentials worth splurging on, according to a luxury travel agent.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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But sidle up to the bar, eerily silent until the restaurant quickly fills with chatter, and order a stiff drink before settling into a table and digging into heaping plates of pasta, milanesa, and a Caesar salad that always hits the spot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Their reactions become too quick or too slow; their limbs become heavy, the racket weighing in their hands.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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The vast majority of the 18,064 rendered her play-calls and complaints indiscernible with their unceasing din.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The clang of the metal echoed off of the stands yet Hafley appeared unfazed at the din.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Bowwow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowwow. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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