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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 /

noun

  1. BellowSaul19152005MUSCanadianWRITING: novelist 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

bellow

2

/ 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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǷɱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • lǷ· noun
  • dzܳblǷ verb (used with object)
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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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Bush didn’t bellow it out at a campaign rally.

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He bellowed through his megaphone at politicians heading into work and became closely associated with dissent against the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Comparisons are inevitable as soon as Stanley starts bellowing his wife’s name as though his guts were pouring out of him.

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When flames bellowed up out of Eaton Canyon on the evening of Jan. 7, west Altadena did not, at first glance, seem to pose the most urgent challenge for evacuations.

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Her rendition of Morrissey’s “Dear God, Please Help Me” hits its climax when Faithfull bellows at full volume, “There are explosive kegs / Between my legs / Dear God, please help me.”

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