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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
- /ləʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
Definitions of lowed word
- verb without object lowed to burn; blaze. 1
- verb without object lowed (of a person) to feel strong emotions; glow with excitement. 1
- verb with object lowed to utter by or as by lowing. 1
- noun lowed the act or the sound of lowing: the low of a distant herd. 1
- noun lowed Simple past tense and past participle of low. 1
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Origin of lowed
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lowen, Old English hlōwan; cognate with Dutch loeien, Old High German hluoen, Old Saxon hlōian; akin to Old Norse Hlōi proper name (literally, bellower, shouter), Latin clāmāre to call out
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Parts of speech for Lowed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lowed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lowed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lowed
verb lowed
- clamor — If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- yelp — to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
- wail — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- roar — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
noun lowed
- slumped — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
adjective lowed
- squatted — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- shorted — having little length; not long.
- flatted — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- leveled — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- prostrated — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
Antonyms for lowed
verb lowed
- whimper — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
noun lowed
- peaked — Also, on-peak. being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons.
adjective lowed
- cleared — Simple past tense and past participle of clear.
- welled — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
- fulled — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- cleaned — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.