BELLS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bells

verb

present tense third-person singular of bell

as in howls

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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

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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

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And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 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

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