belling

present participle of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belling
Verb
  • Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • With a pummelling rhythm and howling guitar, the new song from fata morgana makes a desperate race against the doom loop.
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Those themes are compelling on paper, but they’re expressed through a confusing mix of abstraction and hyper-local specificity, hidden beneath biker rock riffs, and obscured through Allbrook’s wiry, wailing vocal delivery.
    Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
  • Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
    Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Speaking in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the president re-raised the subject while shouting out National Rifle Association President Bill Bachenberg.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
  • Brandon Aiyuk continues to stir the NFL offseason rumors report after yet another social media video, this time shouting out a specific team.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The baby's face was blurred, but it could be heard crying.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • There’s no boo-hoo crying over it.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Standing in front of the tank were a bunch of babushkas, yelling at the young soldiers beside me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Fans have been yelling things at players for a century now.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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“Belling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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