belled

past tense of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belled
Verb
  • Wolves howled outside their nightly camps.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Women in the front row of his shows now howled for D’Angelo to disrobe.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once again, the Kiss Army wailed about the move, but the song just missed the pop Top 10 as the LP topped the million-unit mark.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Paredones laid down thumping cumbia bass lines as Adolfo Mercado, often compared to Animal of The Muppets, wailed on the drums.
    Ivan Kashinsky, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to luxurious cashmere joggers and the Sneex shoes celebrities can’t stop wearing, Oprah shouted out a plushy Brooklinen robe and the Skims pajamas one writer can’t get enough of.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gunfire erupted moments later as officers shouted orders from behind cover.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The man's cellmate, according to court documents, yelled to a nearby officer.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Moviegoers' comic enjoyment was so prominent that at one point, a foul-mouthed viewer yelled for everyone to shut up.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Parents waved from the curb, cried in the parking lot, and maybe sent a care package two weeks later.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser, cried when reflecting on how his sister would have reacted to the removal of the former prince's title and honors.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The kid just broke down and bawled.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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