belling

present participle of bell

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • In the video after his thrilling run, Flav can be heard howling in delight at the white-knuckle ride down the icy shoot.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Head coach Sean McVay certainly acted like it, thrusting his fists through the air in triumph as Verse skipped down the field, howling at the sparsely populated crowd at M&T Bank Stadium.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than atop fire station roofs, sirens would be placed along areas prone to flash flooding that have both tone and voice capacity, Brissie said, allowing officials to broadcast a wailing alarm or spoken instructions.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Karaoke on Ambience mainly consists of elderly monk-like men croaking out album tracks by Black Sabbath, and grey haired women wailing out ABBA songs.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, a man stood up and started shouting at Harris.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His clips are pretty rudimentary tributes to guys like Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, shouting them out with highlight reels and songs by 100 gecs and Jersey club collective TwerkNation28.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s screaming, crying and even a little slapping.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently, Brisker talked to much trash to Jefferson during a game back in 2022 that the star pass-catcher started crying.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The team claims Oakley was yelling continuously at Dolan, but Oakley has denied that and said he was asked to leave the arena shortly after taking his seat at the game for no reason.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • His tone was sharp, almost yelling.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the black and white clip, which appeared to be taken inside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's private theater room, Harry and Zajfen were seen sitting in chairs while Markle was heard shrieking excitedly off camera.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Screaming and shrieking, the drama between the bridesmaids is thick.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Belling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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