BELLS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bells

verb

present tense third-person singular of bell

as in howls

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At night, the coyote howls echo through the development keeping residents awake.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
This is the sort of pure 1980s batshit monologue that prompts both oh-my-Lord gasps and howls of laughter, and Neill nails the whole thing.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of howls

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That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of shouts

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If your child cries, remember that many children settle soon after a parent leaves.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
In reference to the question that ran on June 30 about the dog that grabs a toy, runs, and then cries, our 6-1/2-year-old goldendoodle does this too.

— Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cries

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Boos against opponents and bad referees and yells at your side to do better was the Spirit moving you to testify.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder yells a lot of things from the dugout during a game, usually aimed at his own players.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 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

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