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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as in roar
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Recent Examples of bellow
Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky-rise buildings.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
Black bellowed before revealing himself to theatergoers, who cheered and applauded in recognition.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Fans bellowed every time Young took a heel-to-stage bounce down the catwalk, and Johnson’s moves were equally electrifying.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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As the final whistle sounded, roars bellowed from the terraces and the pitch alike.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky-rise buildings.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
Black bellowed before revealing himself to theatergoers, who cheered and applauded in recognition.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Fans bellowed every time Young took a heel-to-stage bounce down the catwalk, and Johnson’s moves were equally electrifying.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellow
Verb
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Before the players even reached the court, the home crowd roared as camera crews displayed the defending champions on the jumbotron.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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Every time Dylan picked up a harmonica, the crowd roared.—
Brady Gerber,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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The rhythmic track—where there are no lyrics, only shout outs to the album’s collaborators—sets the perfect tone for the cultural-statement-making production: a strong blend of Cuban timba, rumba and hard-hitting bass and claves.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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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
Verb
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The sight of Richard Parker, a growling behemoth of musculature and whiskers, is the most fearsome.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Insider tip Don’t assume the only way to experience the bush is in a growling 4x4—what about an all-natural encounter instead?—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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Related Stories Man Attacked by Shark at Popular Seaside Jetty Woman Killed in Florida Alligator Attack That Husband Tried to Fight Off After attempting to yell at the coyote to scare it off, the coyote continued to bite him.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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About 30 minutes later, Combs arrived, yelling and banging on the door with a hammer, Morgan testified.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.—
Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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Downstairs on the fairy-tale terrace, over an exorbitant Scottish cheese board, her mother and husband and sister were all screaming at one another.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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As tensions ran high, the other children started to cry.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Bellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellow. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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