BELLOWING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

bellowing

verb

present participle of bellow

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 After the game, while Johnson was trying to explain the madness that had consumed his team, his answers were barely audible over the celebrity fan contingent bellowing their way out of the arena. —

Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The anti-Trump cries soon turned to bellowing cheers when those same cameras quickly cut to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson courtside. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2026 Capaldi is not just another bellowing belter, but a true soprano with a flexible middle range and sustained articulation in her phrasing. —

Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 Supporters crowded around the podium during the speech, breaking into cheers when Lahn mentioned his campaign issues and bellowing boos and jeers when State Auditor Rob Sand, the unopposed candidate for the Democratic primary, was mentioned. —

Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026 Higher temperatures combined with dense volumes of dry and flammable vegetation has raised the risk of even the smallest conflagrations quickly bellowing into unstoppable mega-fires. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026 While en route, firefighters saw a large column of smoke bellowing from the area and realized the severity of the incident and sought additional help to the scene. —

Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Mohr uses these more in-the-red tracks as the opportunity to unleash bellowing vocal delivery that she’s seldom explored before. —

Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026 Her students and two children were left shattered by the loss of one of their best cheerleaders, who could be found at many of their performances with a big, bright and bellowing laugh. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026

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Also, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average roaring to all-time highs above 71,000, the BOJ is loath to get in the way.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026