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
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  • Amidst the footfalls are screams and wails; the asphalt is littered with body parts, blurred for broadcast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of wails
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  • Aneha shouts to the crowd and then dances off the altar, like this is all a fun gag.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady!
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • In the other van, Gen cries tears of pride and fulfillment after Aesha and Nathan praise her performance in the last charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • On the floor, my brother cries into the carpet, pawing at the ground.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cries
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  • The agent yells at the unidentified bystander and leaves him on the sidewalk while another agent retrieves the can from the street.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Northwestern coach Chris Collins yells to his players during a Big Ten Tournament game March, 12, 2026, at the United Center.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 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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  • 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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