verb
- present participle of 'howdy'; greeting someone in a friendly, informal manner
Usage: informal; chiefly Southern U.S.
noun
- the act or instance of greeting someone with 'howdy'
Usage: informal; chiefly Southern U.S.
Examples
- He was howdying folks at the county fair.
- The cowboy spent the morning howdying neighbors along the trail.
- A friendly howdying goes a long way in small towns.
- She greeted everyone with a warm howdying.
- They were howdying each other like old friends.