noun
- plural of lowing; the characteristic deep vocal sounds made by cattle, especially cows
Usage: usually used in the plural or as a mass noun; often poetic or literary
Examples
- The lowings of the herd echoed across the pasture at dawn.
- We could hear the gentle lowings of the cows from inside the barn.
- The farmer was awakened by the lowings of his cattle.
- Soft lowings drifted through the meadow as the animals grazed.
- The poet described the peaceful lowings of the grazing herd.