1
as in roars
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cow bellowed for her calf
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2
as in shouts
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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Verb
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Apple Music anchor Ebro Darden takes the stage, DJ D-Nice drops down the volume and Carey and SZA take the stage to roars from the rabid fans in the audience, who have been waiting outside all afternoon.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025 -
When thunder roars, go indoors!—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ben shouts out of his car window.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Shannon shouts, her words drifting back to Jenn in the rear seat.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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They are known to work in teams when hunting, and communicate with chirps, growls, whistles and body language.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Go grab your passport, a wad of bail money, and enough thirst for wine that growls at history and food that tastes like the ocean punched you in the mouth.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Of course, Tom finds him first and inanely yells his name across the ravine.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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In one, Swift, holding a glittery pink megaphone, yells instructions to Showgirl Taylor.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the mall’s free Rain Show feature, water literally pours out of the ceiling as dramatic thunder rumbles.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Bellows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellows. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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