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Verb
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In fact, while winds still howled and the fire still burned, officials faced the cameras and blamed the wind and the drought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026 -
Richard howled obscenities at three officers who were talking to him through the locked door.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ill children sniffled and wailed.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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On Choute’s lap rode her Siamese cat, Vergère, who wailed throughout the journey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Millie Bobby Brown shouted out adoptive moms on her first Mother's Day.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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According to Reaves, Goble shouted directly in his face before the ball went up.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Whatever those fans yelled at Leonsis, however mean-spirited the social media posts were, the moment has shifted.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Hosted by comedian Greg Davies, tonight’s awards represented BAFTA and the BBC’s first big test since the Film Awards, when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled a racial slur at the stars of Sinners.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Several jurors cried as they were shown video and heard audio from inside the van after Athena was taken.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Several jurors cried as they were shown video and heard audio from inside the van after Athena was taken.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The baby bawled, the women and girls tiptoed, and at last Lina and the Brown family reached the ground and ran across the street.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Both men bawled in a viral clip that brought their accomplishment into full focus.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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