bow-wow

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bow-wow

or bow·wow (bou′wou′)

a. The bark of a dog.

b. Informal A dog.

2. Outcry; clamor.

3. An overbearing manner.

adj.

Commanding, especially in an arrogant manner.

[Imitative.]

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bow-wow

(ˈbaʊˌwaʊ; -ˈwaʊ)

1. a child's word for dog

2. an imitation of the bark of a dog

(intr) to bark or imitate a dog's bark

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bow-wow

Past participle: bow-wowed
Gerund: bow-wowing

Imperative
bow-wow
bow-wow

Present
I bow-wow
you bow-wow
he/she/it bow-wows
we bow-wow
you bow-wow
they bow-wow

Preterite
I bow-wowed
you bow-wowed
he/she/it bow-wowed
we bow-wowed
you bow-wowed
they bow-wowed

Present Continuous
I am bow-wowing
you are bow-wowing
he/she/it is bow-wowing
we are bow-wowing
you are bow-wowing
they are bow-wowing

Present Perfect
I have bow-wowed
you have bow-wowed
he/she/it has bow-wowed
we have bow-wowed
you have bow-wowed
they have bow-wowed

Past Continuous
I was bow-wowing
you were bow-wowing
he/she/it was bow-wowing
we were bow-wowing
you were bow-wowing
they were bow-wowing

Past Perfect
I had bow-wowed
you had bow-wowed
he/she/it had bow-wowed
we had bow-wowed
you had bow-wowed
they had bow-wowed

Future
I will bow-wow
you will bow-wow
he/she/it will bow-wow
we will bow-wow
you will bow-wow
they will bow-wow

Future Perfect
I will have bow-wowed
you will have bow-wowed
he/she/it will have bow-wowed
we will have bow-wowed
you will have bow-wowed
they will have bow-wowed

Future Continuous
I will be bow-wowing
you will be bow-wowing
he/she/it will be bow-wowing
we will be bow-wowing
you will be bow-wowing
they will be bow-wowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bow-wowing
you have been bow-wowing
he/she/it has been bow-wowing
we have been bow-wowing
you have been bow-wowing
they have been bow-wowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bow-wowing
you will have been bow-wowing
he/she/it will have been bow-wowing
we will have been bow-wowing
you will have been bow-wowing
they will have been bow-wowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bow-wowing
you had been bow-wowing
he/she/it had been bow-wowing
we had been bow-wowing
you had been bow-wowing
they had been bow-wowing

Conditional
I would bow-wow
you would bow-wow
he/she/it would bow-wow
we would bow-wow
you would bow-wow
they would bow-wow

Past Conditional
I would have bow-wowed
you would have bow-wowed
he/she/it would have bow-wowed
we would have bow-wowed
you would have bow-wowed
they would have bow-wowed

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Noun	1.	bow-wow - the bark of a dog bark - the sound made by a dog
	2.	bow-wow - informal terms for dogs doggie, doggy, pooch, barker Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"

Translations

bow-wow

[ˈbaʊˈwaʊ]

A. N (baby talk) (= dog) → guau-guau m

B. EXCL → ¡guau!

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bow-wow

(baby-talk)

interj → wauwau (baby-talk)

n (= dog) → Wauwau m (baby-talk)

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bow-wow

[ˈbaʊˌwaʊ] n (dog, noise) → bau bau m inv

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