bell

verb

Definition of bellnext
as in to shout

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Recent Examples of bell Part of the district’s new instructional model includes teaching from bell to bell to spend as much time as possible delivering instruction. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 Fazio wants a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools; so does Lamont. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
  1. shout
  2. howl
  3. wail
  4. yell
  5. cry
  6. peal
  7. whoop
  8. holler
Verb
  • The engines were so loud the commandos would have had to shout to be heard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Use ‘we’ then ‘I’ Start by shouting out your colleagues, then mention your specific actions.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The masked figure then loops back, and a howling Wood appears in the frame.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of howl
Verb
  • Luann is unfazed and unmoving, cigar in hand, fedora on her head, posing for the camera despite the woman wailing from beneath her ass.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There are times to speak and times to be silent, and times for people to cry, and even a time to wail.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of wail
Verb
  • The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Things escalate as the two share a car ride home from a fancy gala and the bad man yells at her for embarrassing him.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of yell
Verb
  • And not be distracted by whether or not Ed Sheeran is crying today or crying tomorrow.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The sun set on a successful first day at Aftershock on Thursday night as My Chemical Romance made everyone cry with a single piano note.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cry
Verb
  • His pet names and catchphrases no longer pealed through the halls.
    — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of peal
Verb
  • Continue reading … INTO THE LION'S DEN — 'Real Time' host extends olive branch to El-Sayed who promised to 'whoop' him on air.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Definition of whoop
Verb
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of holler

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