bellow
to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
to roar; bawl: bellowing with rage.
to utter in a loud deep voice: He bellowed his command across the room.
an act or sound of bellowing.
Origin of bellow
1synonym study For bellow
Other words from bellow
- bel·low·er, noun
- outbellow, verb (used with object)
Other definitions for Bellow (2 of 2)
Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
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How to use bellow in a sentence
He then attempted to go on and outbellow, if possible, the audience.
The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873 | J.T. HeadleySchneider, the brewer, got it, for the reason that he could outbellow anyone else.
Jimmie Higgins | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for bellow (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɛləʊ) /
(intr) to make a loud deep raucous cry like that of a bull; roar
to shout (something) unrestrainedly, as in anger or pain; bawl
the characteristic noise of a bull
a loud deep sound, as of pain or anger
Origin of bellow
1Derived forms of bellow
- bellower, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Bellow (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɛləʊ) /
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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