belled

past tense of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belled
Verb
  • Women in the front row of his shows now howled for D’Angelo to disrobe.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The wind howled, rattling metal signs and tugging at our clothes as the dust swallowed everything in sight.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • As the siren wailed before kickoff on the rainy night the stadium scoreboards flashed HURRICANE WARNING.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Perry shouted into her microphone.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson shouted as the players echoed his words, urging him to repeat them.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former assistant claimed that in January, Smith yelled at him after Gables answered a phone call from his own daughter.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
  • One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 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
Verb
  • McPherson’s kick banged off the crossbar of the goal post and went through the uprights.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Dart and Hart banged helmets on the play and, with Dart taking a moment to catch his breath, he was sent for a concussion exam by the spotter in the booth.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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