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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  • But that’s what has been proposed here even as the sane heads in the City Council and beyond have been howling for, and shown the way toward, efficiencies.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The living room and bedrooms faced 96th, a crosstown corridor over which ambulances and police cars sped day and night, their sirens howling.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of howling
Verb
  • After years of wailing and gnashing of teeth over salary caps and payrolls and free agency, Tampa and Milwaukee demonstrate that most of those concerns are overblown.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Then fire trucks began wailing their way closer, broadcasting urgent calls to evacuate.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of wailing
Verb
  • Had likely started calling hospitals, shouting his name and description over the baby’s guttering wails, into the ears of phone operators and receptionists all over town.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Imagine 20 figure skaters jumping simultaneously, loud pop music playing almost constantly, and coaches shouting across the ice rink.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouting
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  • Following the reading of the verdict at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Salman broke down crying and was consoled by members of her defense team.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And at the end of the election, Election Day, his opponent was crying.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Officers are then heard yelling again, but the car appears to move toward at least one of the officers before Foster shoots into the car, video shows.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of yelling
Verb
  • Even people who like the film will leave yowling at the ending.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hollering
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
Definition of caterwauling
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“Belling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belling. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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