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bowwow
noun bow·wow \ˈbau̇-ˌwau̇, bau̇-ˈ\
: the usual sound made by dog : a dog's bark
Full Definition of BOWWOW
1
: the bark of a dog; also : dog
2
: noisy clamor
3
: arrogant dogmatic manner
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Origin of BOWWOW
imitative
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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
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