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bellow
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bellow has 2 senses
- bellow(n = noun.communication) bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" is a kind of call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
- bellow(n = noun.person) saul bellow, solomon bellow - United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005); Array is a kind of author, writer
Derived forms verb bellow1, verb bellow2
Verb bellow has 2 senses
- bellow(v = verb.communication) bawl - shout loudly and without restraint; Array is one way to shout
- bellow(v = verb.communication) roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
Derived forms noun bellow1, noun bellowing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun bellow1, noun bellowing1
Sample sentences:
You can hear animals bellow in the meadows
The meadows bellow with animals
CIDE DICTIONARY
bellow, v. i. [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr. bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep, OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. Bell, n. & v. , Bawl, Bull.].
- To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull. [1913 Webster]
- To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound. [1913 Webster]"The bellowing voice of boiling seas." [1913 Webster]
bellow, v. t.
To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
bellow, n.
A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bellow, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. a emit a deep loud roar. b cry or shout with pain.
2 tr. utter loudly and usu. angrily.
--n. a bellowing sound.
--v.
1 intr. a emit a deep loud roar. b cry or shout with pain.
2 tr. utter loudly and usu. angrily.
--n. a bellowing sound.
Etymology
ME: perh. rel. to BELL(2)
THESAURUS
bellow
bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, be angry, be excitable, bell, bellow out, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blow a gasket, blow up, blubber, bluster, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, call out, catch fire, catch the infection, caterwaul, chant, cheer, chirp, clamor, come apart, coo, crow, cry, cry out, drawl, excite easily, exclaim, explode, fire up, flame up, flare up, flash up, flip, flute, gasp, get excited, give tongue, give voice, go into hysterics, growl, grunt, hail, halloo, have a tantrum, hiss, hit the ceiling, holler, holler out, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, lilt, low, make an outcry, make an uproar, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, pipe up, pule, rage, raise a clamor, rallying cry, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rave, roar, rout, rumble, run a temperature, screak, scream, screech, seethe, shout, shout out, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing out, smolder, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, storm, take fire, thunder, troat, trumpet, turn a hair, twang, ululate, vociferate, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yell out, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowlROGET THESAURUS
bellow
Loudness
VB be loud, peal, swell, clang, boom, thunder, blare, fulminate, roar, resound, speak up, shout, bellow, rend the air, rend the skies, fill the air, din in the ear, ring in the ear, thunder in the ear, pierce the ears, split the ears, rend the ears, split the head, deafen, stun, faire le diable a quatre, make one's windows shake, rattle the windows, awaken the echoes, startle the echoes, wake the dead.Cry
VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.Ululation
VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.
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