1
as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cow bellowed for her calf
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2
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a drill instructor bellowing orders at new recruits during basic training
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Recent Examples of bellow
Peter South, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
An early Monday morning rendezvous of the QM2 with the Queen Mary was celebrated with a deep, bellowing ship horn salute.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Certainly, Trump showing up at other sporting events recently like July 13’s FIFA Club World Cup final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium and February at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans resulted in a bellow of boos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The door in this case is the one that Thomas Frank has just been hurled out of, and the window is one that Roberto De Zerbi is seemingly bellowing into.
—Peter South, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
An early Monday morning rendezvous of the QM2 with the Queen Mary was celebrated with a deep, bellowing ship horn salute.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
The result is a ragged primal scream of a film — not a cry for help, but rather, a bellow of maternal rage.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Certainly, Trump showing up at other sporting events recently like July 13’s FIFA Club World Cup final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium and February at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans resulted in a bellow of boos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellow
Verb
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Forty years on, these flares are still roaring, especially in Delta State.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Seven decades of bipartisan respect for science fell into the roaring culture war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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The march continues to weave throughout the Plaza on its way back to Mill Creek Park as people shout various chants, blare music, pound on handheld drums and blow whistles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Late that afternoon, Flint was sitting quietly against his tree and using a Primos can call to make bleats.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
3 Dec. 2025
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His tent grows dim, and sheep bleat for water outside.—
Arsalan Bukhari,
Christian Science Monitor,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the innocent visit turns ugly when Alice keeps growling at a wall.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Frustration seemed to be boiling over when one woman attempted to duck a rope and was yelled at by several in line.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officers learned that the driver of a Subaru, identified as 46-year-old Dominic Meucci of Wethersfield, was allegedly yelling at two people who were operating electric bikes in the parking lot, one of which was a juvenile, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In response to howls of protest, the commission has agreed to a 180-day moratorium on severing the ties with PBS.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s media-bashing, often a dull roar in the background, is an unusually loud howl right now.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The voice-over exchange on racial identity is played as obvious parody — the satire screaming its head off in case anyone should question the play’s point of view.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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One video shows black smoke streaming out of a building where a wall is painted blue with flowers and the sound of a woman can be heard screaming.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jamaica born About a hundred people gathered to lay Wilson to rest, singing, crying and laughing while remembering his kind heart, his hard work and his famous barbecue ribs and chicken wings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellow. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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