belling

verb

present participle of bell
as in howling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belling
  1. howling
  2. wailing
  3. shouting
  4. crying
  5. yelling
  6. yowling
  7. hollering
  8. caterwauling
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  • When giant hailstones start falling, or howling winter winds threaten to tear solar panels from the roof, the unprotected modules can do nothing but take the beating.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • For hours every day, the husky, howling piteously, would try in vain to leap the walls of his prison.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of howling
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  • Added to the mix is Ian Stewart, the Stones’ longtime road manager, playing piano in boogie-woogie style, plus a wailing sax solo by Bobby Keys.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • My mom still talks about the 16-year-old girl in the hospital bed next to me wailing after a similar surgery.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of wailing
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  • Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Chappell likens it to a room shouting at you—too many patterns can look turbulent rather than playful, bold, and curated.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of shouting
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  • If the baby continues crying even after the bassinet reaches its highest soothing setting, parents receive an alert through the mobile app.
    — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Those arrested — many of them torn from their crying children — were detained in squalid conditions for days at a time on the 10th floor that Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this year deemed inhumane.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of crying
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  • Several other residents eventually heard the woman yelling for help and called 911.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The source also told the outlet that the intruder was yelling racial slurs at Melvin before he was arrested.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Definition of yelling
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  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of yowling
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  • More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Definition of hollering
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  • As a musician, Ono was known for singing in what has been described as a screechy, caterwauling voice, and many of her musical collaborations with Lennon were baffling to Beatles fans.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of caterwauling
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