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bells

verb

present tense third-person singular of bell
as in howls

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bells
  1. howls
  2. wails
  3. shouts
  4. cries
  5. yells
  6. hollers
  7. bawls
  8. shrieks
Verb
  • The sharp howls after a patient traveling from abroad presented with a full-term fetal demise?
    — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At night, the coyote howls echo through the development keeping residents awake.
    — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of howls
Verb
  • Sam makes a production out of teasing them, mock-reaching for various items on the set as the whole group moans and wails in distress.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Another voice wails in the background.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of wails
Verb
  • O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • On the floor, my brother cries into the carpet, pawing at the ground.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the kitchen, Shannon cries because Vicki, who was so excited about this trip, has basically gone nonverbal.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cries
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  • The film focused on a young Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who yells at tourists and fights with the town’s racist mayor — played by Parker — was reportedly slated to go into production in the summer of 2024.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The officer points a flashlight inside the back window, yells toward another officer nearby, then gets on his radio.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of yells
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  • 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
Definition of hollers
Verb
  • Willis, who is heterosexual, bawls much like Carl Bean.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Definition of bawls
Verb
  • Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of shrieks
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“Bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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