1
as in roaring
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cow bellowed for her calf
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as in shouting
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 bellowing
These Wrigleyville crowds should be packed in and bellowing.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Mejia takes time to explore human moments between the characters, from early mornings spent bellowing along to a playlist, to a double-date night.
—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Fallen minister Gene Hackman and no-nonsense cop Ernest Borgnine try to lead the survivors to safety, with many freak accidents and bellowing at the heavens along the way.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The collapse has been total for the Mets, who should take the field tonight to Lloyd Christmas bellowing about pets’ heads falling off.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Mejia takes time to explore human moments between the characters, from early mornings spent bellowing along to a playlist, to a double-date night.
—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Fallen minister Gene Hackman and no-nonsense cop Ernest Borgnine try to lead the survivors to safety, with many freak accidents and bellowing at the heavens along the way.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The collapse has been total for the Mets, who should take the field tonight to Lloyd Christmas bellowing about pets’ heads falling off.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellowing
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With every camera flash, the 29-year-old’s white underwear was visible to the roaring crowd.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The breakup, though, has brought her own personal frustrations roaring back with the prospect of perhaps turning coach, something that seemed unthinkable in her current life as wife and mom.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kids are shouting it in classrooms when a teacher turns to page 67, when lunchtime is 6 to 7 minutes away or for no reason at all.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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But in the form of its Peterborough boot, Church’s has managed to make a boot that merely nods to its equestrian heritage rather than shouting it.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Signs of sass becoming a problem include growling or snapping, guarding objects, ignoring basic commands persistently, or biting and destroying items.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This mobile bar crisscrosses the room’s checkerboard floor with the growling rumble of a subway train.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Parker’s series starts out with too much bellowing and yelling along with hazing and bullying but loosens up and broadens out to peer into the lives of other recruits who are wrestling with demons and sometimes each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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What Surin didn’t know was that the night of her concert, several clips of her yelling at the fan that grabbed Eilish slowly went viral online, garnering posts from Finneas and Reneé Rapp.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Obviously, there is a bird on the hood, the screaming chicken.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Bellowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellowing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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