belled

Definition of bellednext
past tense of bell

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Verb
  • Fans at my screening howled as ex-con maid Sydney Sweeney and desperate housewife Amanda Seyfried waged their hysterical suburban war.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • While the critics howled during that 1-15 season in 1989, Johnson and even his assistants maintained their cockiness and mocked the criticism.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sunday was the test that all championship teams must pass, and the Rams did so with frozen hands and puffy faces and a will that wailed.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Their toddler, who was watching, went into her bedroom and wailed as her father penetrated her mother.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ahead of the screening, Braff addressed fans in attendance and shouted out everyone involved in bringing the revival to life.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Related Stories The slur was shouted by John Davidson, who is diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.
    Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Maintain a standard Jalen yelled at me a few times for not getting my eyes on coach Jay Wright.
    Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 17 Feb. 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
Verb
  • Two years ago, Samuel Stockton sat in the underbelly of Ball Arena and cried after a state championship slipped through his fingertips.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Before being sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson cried, raged and whispered during a 40-minute speech.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The kid just broke down and bawled.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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