bells

Definition of bellsnext
present tense third-person singular of bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bells
Verb
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Each dish and recipe howls with a common sense of place.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another voice wails in the background.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Anna wails, determined to separate the pair at any cost and not lacking in support from the others.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Molina-Mulcahy additionally shouts out color as a major sunglasses trend for 2026.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the spot, Shane sits in a middle seat next to a chatty flier while a baby cries in the background.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • New phone footage leaked to TMZ appears to show Paul putting Mortensen in a choke hold and hurling metal chairs at him; a child cries.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • My boss yells at me across the office for small, easily fixable mistakes.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, yells at UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, left, after a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four April 3, 2026 in Phoenix.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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