bow-wow

1. 1.

   the bark of a dog

   Broaderbark
2. 2.

   informal terms for dogs

   Synonymspoochdoggiedoggybarker

   Broaderdog

Questions about bow-wow

What does bow-wow mean?

bow-wow means "the bark of a dog". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bow-wow?

bow-wow has 2 syllables: bow--wow. The stress falls on "bow-".

What is another word for bow-wow?

Close synonyms include pooch, doggie, doggy, barker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bow-wow a common word?

bow-wow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.