belling

Definition of bellingnext
present participle of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belling
Verb
  • Every trip down and back left his lungs howling.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In the grips of her ghost, the young woman starts howling accusations aimed at a local mob boss (Zlatko Burić) who happens to be sitting at the bar.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For five days, Nelsie Yang worried over the fate of her father’s younger brother, a beloved uncle removed from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the presence of his wailing children, one of whom has a genetic condition similar to Down syndrome.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In Union City on Saturday, March 7, the purring and wailing of chainsaws was constant.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Romero could be seen shouting at his team-mates after Julian Alvarez gave Atletico a 3-0 lead.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Residents in several neighborhoods have been protesting at night as the capital has been plunged into darkness, banging pots and pans and shouting anti-government slogans.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In another video, Johnson picked up a second infant and held a cloth to the baby’s mouth and nose for several seconds while the child was crying.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In crying because you were moved by a piece of music?
    Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Concertgoers would enthusiastically respond, yelling out each letter.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In one call released by police, a woman can be heard amid a clamor of shouting repeatedly yelling for people to get down.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Early this season, Coen, a former UMass quarterback who coached under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, was seen hollering at Lawrence on the sideline after an incompletion.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • When his kids melted down and started shrieking over the usual tantrum-inducing nonsense that sometimes sets off 4-year-olds, Buttigieg looked around nervously, gathered his family, and left the shop fast.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Belling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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