bell

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Verb
  • Hasselbeck shouted in response, while the episode was edited to have her and O’Donnell on the screen side-by-side.
    Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The away supporters at Molineux did not have much else to shout about until the Dutch central defender’s 86th-minute header rescued a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, who remain winless at the foot of the table.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But many lonely and anxious dogs will also howl, especially those with separation anxiety.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sirens will wail, much like tornado or civil defense sirens, with a range of up to a mile and a half depending on terrain and leaf-cover, Grasty said.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Karaoke on Ambience mainly consists of elderly monk-like men croaking out album tracks by Black Sabbath, and grey haired women wailing out ABBA songs.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bill Walsh used to yell at Joe Montana if the bomb wasn’t one yard out from the body and chest high to a receiver on the dead run at the catch point.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, Tom finds him first and inanely yells his name across the ravine.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back home, Kerzka cried in the shower.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Diddy cried as the 11-minute clip featuring home video of his family played in the courtroom.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sirens blared, car horns honked and church bells pealed.
    Si Liberman, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
  • After the funeral, St. Peter's great bells pealed in mourning.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The designers threw a party themselves, filling the ballroom at Palazzo Visconti di Modrone with a spiffy crowd of mannequins swilling Champagne, chatting at the dinner table and generally whooping it up.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Look no further than Kristina for the first player to hoot and holler about… snakes?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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