bellow
[ bel-oh ]
/ ˈbɛl oʊ /
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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.
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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
synonym study for bellow
2. See cry.
OTHER WORDS FROM bellow
bel·low·er, nounoutbellow, verb (used with object)Other definitions for bellow (2 of 2)
Bellow
[ bel-oh ]
/ ˈbɛl oʊ /
noun
Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
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British Dictionary definitions for bellow (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 bellow (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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