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bellow
1[ bel-oh ]
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.
Bellow
2[ bel-oh ]
noun
- Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
Bellow
1/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
- 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
bellow
2/ ˈɛəʊ /
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
- ˈǷɱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- lǷ· noun
- dzܳblǷ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bellow1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bush didn’t bellow it out at a campaign rally.
He bellowed through his megaphone at politicians heading into work and became closely associated with dissent against the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Comparisons are inevitable as soon as Stanley starts bellowing his wife’s name as though his guts were pouring out of him.
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.
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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