belled

past tense of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belled
Verb
  • 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
  • As the siren wailed before kickoff on the rainy night the stadium scoreboards flashed HURRICANE WARNING.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Probably no one has wailed this role with quite the gusto that Lambert wails it, though many have tried.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, after spotting Faulkner’s three daughters, Jan, Barbara and Leslie, on the sidelines during filming of The Undefeated in Mexico, Wayne yelled for wardrobe and put the young girls in the movie.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Washington yelled, according to Reynolds.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That her mom cried in the courtroom because the judge wouldn’t give her probation.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Maximo Acosta banged a leadoff double off the center-field wall.
    Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.
    Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.
    Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Belled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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