jow

[ jou, joh ]

noun

1. the ringing, tolling, or sound of a bell.

verb (used with object)

1. to ring or toll (a bell).
2. to hit or strike (especially the head).

verb (used without object)

1. to rock from side to side.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jow¹

1510–20; variant of joll (now dial.), Middle English jollen to strike < ?

Example Sentences

Jow said, “If it happened the same way, I’d probably show up myself.”

From Washington Post

Filing out of Trump’s speech Sunday evening, 18-year-old Matthew Jow said he also hoped Trump would be back in the White House soon, though he believed it would probably have to wait until 2024.

From Washington Post

Filing out of Trump’s speech Sunday evening, 18-year-old Matthew Jow said he also hoped Trump would be back in the White House soon, though he believed it would probably have to wait until 2024.

From Seattle Times

Jow said, “If it happened the same way, I’d probably show up myself.”

From Seattle Times

They began spending time together and became an item in March 2012, after a heart-to-heart talk at a Brooklyn bar where Ms. Jow discussed the emotional pain of her breakup in London.

From New York Times