bell

Definition of bellnext

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Verb
  • To the tradition-minded elderly, the contrasts shout from every corner.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Travis famously courted Swift in perhaps the most public way possible—by shouting her out on his podcast.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Conjuring images of blizzards and howling winds, Kevin Richard Martin’s Sub Zero is called that for a reason.
    Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Karen howls in a video Kaley posted to Instagram as a teenager.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Anna wails, determined to separate the pair at any cost and not lacking in support from the others.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That distinct lack of urgency from Washington stands in stark contrast to the anxiety in Moscow, where there has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the arms reduction issue.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Simultaneously, a 2021 video surfaced of Porter yelling at a staffer.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Time for the boycott supporters to scream, yell, and shout.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Morrow had begun to cry at the mention of her dead dog’s missing bowl.
    Julia Coin February 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Later, looking at the Post piece about their doomed engagement makes Kelly cry.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
  • For a few sweet hours this week, South Bay fans of the Con Azucar coffeehouse were whooping it up over a Facebook post that appeared to show Bad Bunny ordering java and sitting on the much-Instagrammed swing at one of their San Jose shops.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As the horses gallop and the lances shatter, Egg whoops like a ringside spectator at WrestleMania.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.
    Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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