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
Michaela Mulligan, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The Heartbeat cast, liberated from the need to bellow over Straussian mayhem, offered an unnervingly intimate perspective on the opera’s cauldron of kink.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Inside, a tattooed sauna keeper with muscles that looked like bundles of paracord talked us through the history of the Icelandic sauna, then snapped a towel in front of each of our faces to direct the heat toward us like a fireplace bellows.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black or white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Verb
Each day, in the morning and evening, Tom Linley, a park manager from 1990 to 2004, would bellow to Lu.
—Michaela Mulligan, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The Heartbeat cast, liberated from the need to bellow over Straussian mayhem, offered an unnervingly intimate perspective on the opera’s cauldron of kink.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Inside, a tattooed sauna keeper with muscles that looked like bundles of paracord talked us through the history of the Icelandic sauna, then snapped a towel in front of each of our faces to direct the heat toward us like a fireplace bellows.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black or white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellow
Verb
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Osborn was one of 15 members of the North Area Technical Rescue Team practicing water rescues on a roaring Clear Creek last week west of Golden.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff A neighborhood park rises again Excavators rumble and dump trucks roar, even on weekends.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 June 2025
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Here, writer Sam Stone shouts out modern-style amari that are perfect for summer sipping.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 June 2025
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But they were awakened around 2 a.m. Saturday by someone pounding on the front door and shouting, asking to enter and identifying himself as a police officer, the family recounted.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
Noun
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This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Moments later, the bear rushes in, bites the fawn in the back, and violently shakes it as the fawn lets out piercing bleats.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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That's because behind every gurgle and growl there's a bustling ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms that include bacteria, viruses and fungi that can all affect overall mental and physical well-being.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Distance-Increasing Signals: Behaviors such as lip licking, turning away, or stiffening, escalating to growling or lunging if ignored.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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After Orange County prosecutors appealed his original five-year sentence, a man who chased, threatened and yelled racial slurs at a pregnant Black woman will be resentenced, facing a maximum sentence between 38 years to life in state prison.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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The caller said six or seven juveniles ran him off the road and yelled expletives at him and and flipped him off.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Verb
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The Pacers' star went down and immediately screamed in pain.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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White Zinnias These hardy flowers from Mexico have had my heart for years; their bold colors simply scream summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
Verb
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With screaming, crying, and crash outs abound, Madix’s high pony mirrored her demeanor: commanding, polished, and captivating.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
23 June 2025
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When the curtain is lifted, Matthew is crying, and Andreas is beaming.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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The constant clang of metal and the screech of drills suggest the sort of work underway at a warehouse-turned-workshop in this Ukrainian city about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kyiv.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 June 2025
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The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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“Bellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellow. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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