bellowed; bellowing; bellows
1
: to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull
2
: to shout in a deep voice
: bawl
bellows the orders
bellow
noun
Examples of bellow in a Sentence
He bellowed at her to come over at once.
He was bellowing into the phone, giving orders to one of his employees.
The sergeant was bellowing orders.
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For 21 years, the Cadillac Escalade SUV has been the marque’s most successful luxury Hulk: big and brazen, powered by a bellowing V-8, and ready to dominate any diminutive car on the road.
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Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Ever hear a thousand-foot long worm bellowing twenty feet behind you?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Knicks fans — the same ones who had overpowered the performance of the Star Spangled Banner by bellowing ‘LET’S GO KNICKS’ one at a time between every line — tried and failed to get a ‘REFS, YOU SUCK’ chant off the ground.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
An angry man, the same one from earlier, bellows at Jackson as he is muscled off the ball, and there are more expletives as Chelsea pass it backwards after getting close to Everton’s penalty area.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Ever hear a thousand-foot long worm bellowing twenty feet behind you?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Knicks fans — the same ones who had overpowered the performance of the Star Spangled Banner by bellowing ‘LET’S GO KNICKS’ one at a time between every line — tried and failed to get a ‘REFS, YOU SUCK’ chant off the ground.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
An angry man, the same one from earlier, bellows at Jackson as he is muscled off the ball, and there are more expletives as Chelsea pass it backwards after getting close to Everton’s penalty area.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bellow
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“Bellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellow. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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