bellow
Plural: bellows
Noun
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- "his bellow filled the hallway"
- United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
- The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
Verb
Verb Forms: bellowed, bellowing, bellows
- To emit a deep, loud roar, typically in pain or anger.
- shout loudly and without restraint
- make a loud noise, as of animal
- "The bull bellowed"
- To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
- To shout in a deep voice.
Examples
- He let out a bellow when his opponent played a phony and got away with it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), whence also belg (“leather bag”), bellan (“to roar”), blāwan (“to blow”). Cognate with German bellen (“to bark”), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, “baa, bleat”).
Synonyms
bawl, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow, yowl
Scrabble Score: 11
bellow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbellow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bellow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary