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

/ ˈbɛləʊ /

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

noun

1. the characteristic noise of a bull

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

Bellow

²

/ ˈbɛləʊ /

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

Other Word Forms

• bellower noun
• outbellow verb (used with object)

Word 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 bullôn ); extended form akin to bell ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of bellow¹

C14: probably from Old English bylgan ; related to bellan to _bell ²

Synonym Study

See cry.

Example Sentences

Instead of being greeted by a bellowing sea of blue, swathes of empty seats greeted the players as they emerged from the tunnel.

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“This is the gridiron, not a golf course. Do not walk. Finish!” he bellowed.

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There, a crane is lowering a helicopter onto the huge deck of a ship, as a marching band bellows in Suoyuwan park.

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The Black Panther Party is a place where a furious Black man bellows at him about stuff while Jenny’s no-good boyfriend punches her.

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A red deer stag bellows during the autumn rut at Bradgate Park, as captured by Miss Smart from a safe distance.

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