bell

verb

Definition of bellnext
as in to shout

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Recent Examples of bell Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions. — Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Should schools ban phones from bell to bell? — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Connecticut’s General Assembly is now considering making bell-to-bell cellphone bans official state policy. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
  1. shout
  2. howl
  3. wail
  4. yell
  5. cry
  6. peal
  7. whoop
  8. holler
Verb
  • Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Being Chicago’s hometown airline — and shouting about it a lot — affords United Airlines certain privileges.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But their instruments often weep, howl, and ululate as much as the vocals.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of howl
Verb
  • After her coffin was lowered into the grave and coral stones were arranged on top, her firstborn son, aged 5, was led to it and wailed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When the coroner’s deputy lifted Malachi’s body to take it away that night in October 2023, there was no wailing or sobbing from his parents.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wail
Verb
  • Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Don't be one of those loudmouths yelling and screaming and pretending.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Unintentional noise could be heard, even a baby crying, Dolly said.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Clancy is visibly emotional, crying and wiping her eyes.
    — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of cry
Verb
  • The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Lively conversations peal out from the many restaurants, cafés, and lounges where locals and visitors mingle late into the night.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of peal
Verb
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of whoop
Verb
  • The speakerphone gets loud, about 105dB if someone is hollering at you.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of holler

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