bellow
[ bel-oh ]
/ ˈbɛl oʊ /
verb (used without object)
to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
to roar; bawl: bellowing with rage.
verb (used with object)
to utter in a loud deep voice: He bellowed his command across the room.
noun
an act or sound of bellowing.
Words nearby bellow
bello, belloc, bellock, bellona, bellotto, bellow, bellows, bellows fish, bellperson, bellpull, bells
Origin of bellow
before 1000; Middle English belwen, akin to Old English bylgan to roar (compare for the vowel Old High German bullôn); extended form akin to bell2
OTHER WORDS FROM bellow
bel·low·er, nounout·bel·low, verb (used with object)synonym study for bellow
2. See cry.
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British Dictionary definitions for bellowing (1 of 2)
bellow
/ (ˈbɛləʊ) /
verb
(intr) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar
to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl
noun
the characteristic noise of a bull
a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger
Derived forms of bellow
bellower, nounWord Origin for bellow
C14: probably from Old English bylgan; related to bellan to bell ²
British Dictionary definitions for bellowing (2 of 2)
Bellow
/ (ˈbɛləʊ) /
noun
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
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