From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbellowbel‧low1 /ˈbeləʊ $ -loʊ/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]SHOUT to shout loudly in a deep voice SYN yell ‘That’s your problem!’ bellowed Hurley. Tony was bellowing orders.► see thesaurus at shout2 [intransitive]HBAC to make the deep sound that a bull makes→ See Verb table
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bellow• "Be quiet!" the teacher bellowed.• "He's guilty and I'll prove it!" Sharpton bellowed.• She was half dead, Manshin Anjima bellowed.• Then the referee started to blow his whistle and bellow at me.• Sometimes they can be heard bellowing far away on the shoreline in very great numbers.• Back in the other Washington, Republicans bellowed for his scalp.• Little did I think that the one-time pretty young copy typist would end up bellowing in my ear.• The officer in charge was bellowing instructions through a loudspeaker.• Cantor bellowed into the speaker phone.• As the farmer poured the fluid into the wounds they would bellow loudly and kick out at him.bellowbellow2 noun [countable] 1 a loud deep shout His voice rose to a bellow.a bellow of rage/laughter etc Alex gave another bellow of laughter.2 CHBAthe deep sound that a bull makes3 → bellowsExamples from the Corpus
bellow• Instead of their polished manner and measured tones, he sweats under the studio lights and delivers his lines in a bellow.• In 1884 he achieved a higher temperature using another homemade furnace and bellows.• With an angry bellow, the daemon rose to confront him.• He touched the toad and it inflated jerkily, its throat moving in and out like bellows.• The muffled bellows were the only sounds he could make as his face was pushed closer and closer to the glowing rings.• He worked the bellows furiously, with disastrous results.a bellow of rage/laughter etc• Behind him Hrun screamed, but it sounded more like a bellow of rage than a cry of pain.• She screamed loudly, but it was a bellow of rage not helplessness.Origin bellow1 Old English bylgian bellow2 1. (1700-1800) → BELLOW12. (1100-1200) Probably from Old English belg; → BELLY1 