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bellow

1

[bel-oh]

verb (used without object)

  1. to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.

  2. to roar; bawl.

    bellowing with rage.



verb (used with object)

  1. to utter in a loud deep voice.

    He bellowed his command across the room.

noun

  1. an act or sound of bellowing.

Bellow

2

[bel-oh]

noun

  1. Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.

bellow

1

/ ˈɛəʊ /

verb

  1. (intr) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar

  2. to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the characteristic noise of a bull

  2. a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bellow

2

/ ˈɛəʊ /

noun

  1. Saul . 1915–2005, US novelist, born in Canada. His works include Dangling Man (1944), The Adventures of Angie March (1954), Herzog (1964), Humboldt's Gift (1975), The Dean's December (1981), and Ravelstein (2000): Nobel prize for literature 1976

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bellower noun
  • outbellow verb (used with object)
  • ˈǷɱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bellow1

before 1000; Middle English belwen, akin to Old English bylgan to roar (compare for the vowel Old High German ܱô ); extended form akin to bell 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bellow1

C14: probably from Old English bylgan ; related to bellan to bell ²
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Synonym Study

See cry.
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Example Sentences

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“Let’s go, Yankees,” the fans in the right-field seats of Angel Stadium bellowed, much like the “Bleacher Creatures” would back in the Bronx.

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“TUPELO!” the crowd bellows back in anticipatory response.

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"I'm standing up for my rights," bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol.

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Alexander-Arnold responded by ripping off his Liverpool shirt before running towards the corner flag, bellowing in joy at the supporters as he was mobbed by team-mates.

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Bush didn’t bellow it out at a campaign rally.

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